These classes, and workshops are for body piercing professionals and businesses and not offered to the general public.
(please email us for booking information)
(please email us for booking information)
Upcoming ClassesDecember 2026 - Santiago, Chile
- Defining Quality Jewelry - The Ear As Art November 2026 - Faro, Portugal - Surface Anchors - Defining Quality Jewelry - Workshop - Surface Anchors October 2026 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA -Attending October 2026 - Brussels, Belgium - Mind The Gap - Seam Rings Explained - The Ear As Art September 2026 - Nottingham, UK - Surface Anchors - Defining Quality Jewelry - Scratching the Surface - Workshop - Helix Flat / Faux Rook September 2026 - Noordwijk, The Netherlands - The Ear as Art - Defining Quality Jewelry - Studio Security - Workshop: Industrial Concepts - Live Piercing - TBD August 2026 - Berlin, Germany - Mind The Gap - Seam Rings Explained - Defining Quality Jewelry June 2026 - Las Vegas, Nevada. USA - Defining Quality Jewelry - Studio Security -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 30-31, 2025 - Guayaquil, Equador g.p.p.e.c - The Ear as Art - Surface Anchors October 20-24, 2025 - Columbus, Ohio Camp APP - Shadowing - Facial Curation (workshop) August 14-17, 2025 - Berlin, Germany BMXnet - Scratching The Surface - Surface Anchors June 22-27, 2025 - Las Vegas, Nevada. USA Association of Professional Piercers - Scratching the Surface - Surface Anchors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 2024 - Melbourne, Australia AUPP - The Ear as Art - Scratching the Surface Oct 2024 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA Camp APP - Attending Sept 2024 - Gdansk, Poland PPP - Asking the Right Questions - The Ear as Art Sept 2024 - Nottingham, UK UKAPP - Scratching The Surface - The Ear As Art - Asking The Right Questions - The Great Seam Debate Sept 2024 - Veldhoven, The Netherlands APP Benelux - Asking the Right Questions - Scratching the Surface Aug 1-4 - Berlin, Germany BMXnet - The Ear as Art - Scratching the Surface July 12-14 2024 - Valencia, Spain CEP - The Ear as Art - The Great Seam Debate June 23-28, 2024 - Las Vegas, Nevada Association of Professional Piercers Conference - The Great Seam Debate - Surface Anchors - Asking the Right Questions - Strategic Marking - ATTP Marking Workshop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 31-Nov 4, 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico LBP - The Ear as Art - Scratching the Surface Oct 10-14, 2023 - Atlanta, Georgia Camp APP - Workshop - Asking the right Questions Jun 12-16, 2023 - Las Vegas, Nevada Association of Professional Piercers Conference - Scratching the Surface - Strategic Marking Workshop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 18-22, 2022 - Atlanta, Georgia Camp APP - Workshop - Touching with Intention Aug 21-25, 2022 - Sao Paulo, Brazil GEP Conference (safepiercing.com.br) - Ear as Art - Advanced Industrial Concepts June 12-17, 2022 - Las Vegas, Nevada APP Conference (safepiercing.org) - Studio Buildout - Making Moves May 23-27, 2022 - Las Vegas, Nevada Coalition for Tattoo Safety (coalitionfortattoosafety.org) - Studio Security - Ear as Art March 2022 - Private Class - Genital Piercing 101 ... previous classes have be archived Interviews / Podcasts PublicationsRob Hill featured in:
- Real Talk: A Piercing Podcast Episode 19 (click here) by Will VonDoome - Piercing Wizard Podcast 128 (click here) by Ryan Ouellette - The Point: Journal of Body Piercing (Cover) (click here) Jacob Spjut featured in: - Piercing Wizard Podcast 114 (click here) by Ryan Ouellette - The Point: Journal of Body Piercing (click here) |
Educational Classes, Workshops and TalksDefining Quality Jewelry - Quality, is a subjective term and means something different for everyone. How do we define quality past material and "mirror finish"? Discover the nuance and detail surrounding design, fabrication and application that all accumulate to create the bigger picture. Let’s redefine what “Quality” is for us. This class will challenge the way you look at jewelry forever.
(60 min Class) Mind The Gap - Seam Rings Explained - Delve into the controversial subject of seam rings. This class will take a look at different types of seam rings, identifying the subtle differences between them. Their use and misuse. Showcasing polarized viewpoints on their application to body piercing. For use in a fresh piercing? Or not? “I was today years old when I learned how a seam ring works” - Attendee 18yrs experience. (60 min Class) Scratching the Surface - Delve into the magnified world of surface finish. We'll take at how the surface of body jewelry is created, cleaned, compromised and repaired. It’s role in body piercing, along with over 10 years of 3D topographic images, and profilometry measurements for a variety of materials, showcasing the differences that just might change the way you look at your jewelry. (60 min Class) The Ear As Art - Delve into an artistic approach to ear curation and projects. Elements of art and principles of design will direct us to identify some tips and tricks in making your next project a success. (60 min class) Surface Anchors - A practical look into surface anchors and where we landed with them. Covering insertion and removal techniques done with speed. Some tips to maximize success and how to prevent failures. A piercing with a speckled history of success. Let's revisit this with lessons learned over the years. Successful placements, jewelry considerations, piercing techniques, roll in insertion and removal techniques, aftercare concerns, and a general overview of the mindset needed for success. (60 min Class) Studio Security - Have you done enough? This is a scary question to answer. This class is aimed for all studio owners, managers and piercers. Protecting our investments from thieves is easily overlooked. Studio Security will cover a variety of topics and techniques, applied specifically to our industry, breaking down some affordable steps you can take to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. (60 min Class) Advanced Industrial Concepts - This class will be focused on industrial ear piercings. Double, triple point industrials, connecting multi point projects and custom jewelry. Trace mapping and point mapping will be covered as well as an overview of the entire process from initial consultations to the final product. (60 min Class) Polishing for the Piercer - A feature length presentation covering everything you need to know about jewelry polishing: buffing wheels, compounds, safety, common mistakes, scratches and most importantly technique. In addition to the class, a hands on - small workshop group training will be available. Walk out with the knowledge, skill and experience to add value to your studio. (60 min Class + Workshop available) Strategic Marking - This is a big screen iteration of the popular strategic marking workshop, allowing attendees an up-close view of the instructors’ marking styles and techniques. We will be walking through many aspects of marking, from how skin prep products can affect marks, to tools that can help you and your client better visualize the end result, to advanced marking techniques for connected piercings and paired piercings. This class is intended for all levels of experience, with material for beginners and long time piercers alike. (Co-Instructors: Christina Shull, Joshua Noble-Olson) (60 min Class/Workshop) Introduction to Trauma Informed Body Modification - Introduction to Trauma Informed Body Modification provides tangible skills builds from research informed practices to establish a safe and empowering modification experience for survivors of trauma. This session will provide a foundation of knowledge and improve the interpersonal relationship skill of professionals on an individual level. (90 min Class) Getting Green - Anodizing 101 - Jewelry anodizing is common practice among body piercing studios these days. Learn how to setup, use, apply an anodizing system into your business. Create spectacular colors on titanium and niobium jewelry, carry less stock, save money, and aide in the passivation of your jewelry. (45 min class +Workshop available) Asking the Right Questions - Let's take a deep dive into finding the right vendor. Asking the Right Questions helps piercers find what motivates purchases and the mindset to have when talking to new and old vendors. The class will give piercers the right tools so they can save time, money, and help them curate the perfect brands to enable success. (60 min Class) The Geodesic Sphere of Body Piercing - A theory on how every topic of body piercing is broken down by experience and knowledge. The relationship of these is critical, as each topic balances alongside one another. Gaps in knowledge or experience can create cavities when we stand back and see the geodesic sphere of our development as piercers. (15 min Talk) Selling the Sales Floor - (15 min Talk) "People won't pay that in MY city" - This has less to do with your city and more with the environment in which you find yourself in. Lets explore some contributing factors that are actually holding you back from reaching your sales success. (15 min Talk) Guest Artists / Shadowing / TrainingGuest Artists: Interested in coming to the studio as a Guest Piercer?
Let us know, we are always looking for established piercers to come and work the studio. This allows some of our resident staff to take some much needed days off. We are a bit selective to who joins our team for these situations, as we have high standards and a specific flow. Requirements include: - Minimum 3 years experience - BBP, CPR, First Aid courses - Knowledge of industry standard jewelry (APP Phase 1 & 2 standards) - Working out of a Statim - Aseptic technique (sterile gloves) - Disposable style setups (mostly tool free / tool assist) - Resume - Letter of intent - Two professional references - Piercing video ( we need to see a procedure start to finish without edits) APP membership or membership at large is ideal, but not necessary. Please email [email protected] Shadowing: Interested in shadowing the studio or one of our piercers? This role is simply to observe, we can gain you access for a few hours to the studio, get an idea of how our studio flows and showcase our customer flow. This is not piercing training. We will not discuss the details of how piercings are performed or details of placements, marking, piercing techniques etc. Requirements: - Must be a professional piercer - BBP, First Aid - Resume - Letter of intent - 2 professional references Please email [email protected] One on One Training: Are you looking for exposure on something specific? Want to learn our perspective on a procedure, set ups, techniques, marking, philosophy etc. There are many areas that we can work with you on. While this doesn't replace an apprenticeship or mentorship. we can provide some insight, tips and tricks to up your game and point you in the direction of natural development. Pricing will vary depending on what your needs are, and time needed. Requirements include: - BBP, CPR, First Aid courses - Disposable style setups (mostly tool free / tool assist) - Resume - Letter of intent - Two professional references - Piercing video ( we need to see a procedure start to finish without edits) APP membership or membership at large is ideal, but not necessary. Please email [email protected] Body Piercing Apprenticeships: More information Here |