Personal resume

name :                Sharon Looy
date of birth :      09/09/70
nationality :         Dutch

Education relevant to piercing
nov 2003 attended classes at the A.P.P. meeting and piercing-
convention in Amsterdam. Classes included piercing stretching, anthropology, jewelry, piercing tips, anatomy.

nov 2002 attended classes at the A.P.P. meeting and piercing-
convention in Amsterdam.
Classes included bedside manners and anatomy.

2001-02 started with free-hand piercing, learned from
working with guestpiercers from San Francisco and Tokyo
minimizing the use of tools

1997-1999 silver- and goldsmith course

1996-1997 piercingtraining by professional American piercer for
5 months, internship at tattoo and piercingshop
using forceps and other tools available

my family has had jewelry shops from when i was young
so i have always been involved with decorating the body

Workexperience
- may 2003- opening own piercingstudio Dare 2 Wear, Amsterdam (NL)
- Feb-03 guestpiercer at East Street piercing, Stockholm (SW)
- 2002-03 guestpiercer at Dynamite tattoo and piercing, Deventer (NL)
- 2002 guestpiercer at Wicked tattoo and piercing, Oakland (USA)
- 2002 guestpiercer at Sacred tattoo and piercing, Oakland (USA)
- 2002 guestpiercer at Purple Lotus, Tokyo (JAPAN)
- 2002 guestpiercer at Fu tattoo and piercing, Helmond (NL)
- 2000-2002 guestpiercer at Dragon tattoo and piercing, Eindhoven (NL)
- 1998-2001 piercer and owner studio at Tattoo Peter, Amsterdam (NL)
- 1996-1998 piercer at Amsterdam tattooing and piercing (NL)

Extras
1997- experienced make-up and hairstylist
1996-2002 floormanager in tattooshop

languages: english/dutch/french/german

personal interests
styling/ dancing/ reading/ art/ music/travelling/my motorbike and old American car