247 Ink Magazine (February/March) 2017 Issue#13 | Page 240

ing a design , you ’ re not stuck to this piece of paper and then having to transfer that , we can literally just come up with this design add another thing to it if it needs something else , you get add to it right then and there so it comes up alot quicker and the design process haven ’ t a lot faster for sure .
Matt , tell me all about the body piercing here at Black Lotus . So adhearing to APP standards and regulations we decided to put a piercing room completly seperate from everything . All the surfaces are non porous and easily disinfected . I have all my jewlery , my starter jewlery , needles things like that in their own locations . I have separate biohazard area for sharps and things of that nature . Since working at Black Lotus i have had the opportunity to upgrade all of my jewelry , at this point I pierce only with ASTM-F138 implant grade stainless steel , ASTM-F136 implant grade Titanium , and Niobium 14kt / 18kt gold . All my jewelry is either from companies like anatometal , neometal , BVLA , or Body Gems . Everything from the titanium all the way up to 14kt and 18kt gold . A lot of people will tend to
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ing a design , you ’ re not stuck to this piece of paper and then having to transfer that , we can literally just come up with this design add another thing to it if it needs something else , you get add to it right then and there so it comes up alot quicker and the design process haven ’ t a lot faster for sure .

Matt , tell me all about the body piercing here at Black Lotus . So adhearing to APP standards and regulations we decided to put a piercing room completly seperate from everything . All the surfaces are non porous and easily disinfected . I have all my jewlery , my starter jewlery , needles things like that in their own locations . I have separate biohazard area for sharps and things of that nature . Since working at Black Lotus i have had the opportunity to upgrade all of my jewelry , at this point I pierce only with ASTM-F138 implant grade stainless steel , ASTM-F136 implant grade Titanium , and Niobium 14kt / 18kt gold . All my jewelry is either from companies like anatometal , neometal , BVLA , or Body Gems . Everything from the titanium all the way up to 14kt and 18kt gold . A lot of people will tend to