18th Year Anniversary
We thank everybody for making it possible 
to earn our bread in the business we love
among people who share our respect
and have a heart for Tattoo and Piercing.

To be part of the Tattoo World, you must have a Tattoo.
To be part of the Piercing World, you must have a Piercing.

A Tattoo or Piercing just happens, like falling in love.
There is no telling where it came from or why.
It just happens and you want one.
It's a self-conscious experience
 of self-directedness,
of self-initiating action that is life-affirming.
It is for the living, the human,
not the sick, not the worried, not the dying.
That says a lot.

Hold your breath, step over the line.
Be part of the Tattoo and Piercing World.
Wes Wood, Pres.
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We remember where we came from
-- when we knew nothing --
and "professionals" refused to sell to us
because we were not "professional tattooists."
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As professionals today
what we have learned is
Tattooing and Piercing can be disappointing
if not done with ability and safety.

On the one hand Tattoo and Piercing are Folk Arts
that belong to the people as human beings
and should never be outlawed or forbidden
even in people's homes.  It is after all a Folk Art.

On the other hand
In this day and age of HIV and HVB no one can claim
they do not know used needles are life threatening.
Everybody knows not to re-use needles. 
It would be criminal to re-use needles and
should be criminal to
Tattoo or Pierce Commercially without assurance
that the life and well being of
customers is protected by
Practicing Universal Precautions
Using new rubber gloves for each customer
Using single-use disposable needles.

This is what democracy-anchored regulation is about
which is not be a burden.
The problem comes in when
legislators use the law to promote a social
anti-tattoo or anti-piercing agenda.
Then they become the criminals.
This is called Tyranny.