 October 2011 |
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 October is here and one of our favorite days of celebration is coming up at the end of the month... Halloween!! We don't think you are ever too old to dress up and go candy hunting! Of course we love a good trick, but we prefer the treat! Are you dressing up this year? Send us a picture in your costume, wearing your Anatometal and maybe you will be picked for our "Fan Photo of the Month" for our November issue! Just email an image to heather.anatometal@gmail.com, post them on our Facebook page, submit them to our Tumblr, or share them on Twitter. We can't wait to see them!
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These are a few of our favorite things...
|  - Nouveau Eyelets - Available in ASTM F-138 stainless steel; Nouveau Inserts cast in solid bronze, silver, or 18k gold. Most of our princess-cut, brilliant-cut, or cabochon stones can be set in our Nouveau Eyelets. This style can also be made sans stones.
- Prong-set Nostril Screws - Made in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold : 20ga, 18ga, and 16ga. Our Prong-set Nostril Screws are annealed for easy bending. Most of our faceted and cabochon stones can be set in the style: see the Gems/Metals section on our main site for full selection.
- Fishtail Labrets - Available in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold: 18ga to 12ga. One side is rounded for easier insertion, one side is internally threaded for Threaded Ends. Available as one piece in 18ga upon request.
- Orbit Eyelets - Made in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold; 0ga - 2". Available with double or single flare. Choose from most of our princess-cut, brilliant-cut, and cabochon gemstones to be set in this style, you can even mix and match! See our Gems/Metals section of our main site for full selection.
- Tiered Navel Curves - Machined from a solid piece of ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or cast in solid 18k gold; 14ga and 12ga. Choose from most of our cabochon and faceted stones to be set in our Tiered Navel Curves: see the Gems/Metals section of our main site for full selection. All gemstones are hand-set and guaranteed for a lifetime.
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Editor's Note
| *Correction for "These are a few of our favorite things", September, 2011. Our Gemmed Industrial Bars are only available in 14ga Titanium and Stainless, not in 18ga - 0ga and/or Niobium or Gold as stated.
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Meet Anatometal
|  We know how much you love your Anatometal and what it stands for: handcrafted right here in the USA, made with only the highest quality materials. There is so much that goes into each piece as it moves from our machine shop, to the polishing room, to the gold room, through quality assurance, packaging, and to our shipping department. We thought you would like to get to know the people who make that Gemmed Eyelet, Heart Navel Curve, and Nostril Screw possible! In the coming months, we will be invading all the departments here at Anatometal Headquarters and bringing our hard workers right to you!
This month we bring you...
From Sales and Shipping, meet Chris!
Anatometal: What do you do here at Anatometal?
Chris: I play with boxes of metal all day. *laughs* No, I am part of the sales team and shipping department.
Anatometal: How long have you worked for Anatometal?
Chris: Actually, I think today marks three months exactly.
Anatometal: What is your favorite piece that Anatometal makes?
Chris: My favorite piece... The guy in me wants to say the Bullet Eyelets, but I also really like the Orbit Eyelets , they are great even though I can't wear them.
Anatometal: Tell us three things about yourself.
Chris: *Scratches head* Three things... I recently moved to Santa Cruz from Seattle where I lived for ten years, I was in the Navy, and clear is my favorite color (Chris is color blind).
Anatometal: Ninjas or Pirates?
Chris: Ninjas, no doubt!
Thanks for letting us get to know you a bit Chris! Who will be featured next month? Be sure to check back to find out!
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Who is Jim Ward?
| If you are familiar with Anatometal, it is likely that you are interested in some form of body modification: whether it be everyday piercings like the navel and ears, or more extreme mods like branding and scarification. Have you ever stopped to wonder how these art forms were  brought into popular culture? Do you know your piercing history?
Almost everything you see in western body piercing can be traced back to Jim Ward. While Jim is not the earliest body piercer on record, he is responsible for bringing piercing out of "the back room" and into the mainstream. In an MTV documentary he is referred to as the "granddaddy of the modern piercing movement".
Born in Western Oklahoma, Jim moved to Colorado and then to New York before landing in Los Angeles, California in 1973. While body piercing had been practiced all over the world in many different cultures for centuries, in the Western world in the 1970's it was administered by just a handful of people and was done so mostly in secret. After seeing a photograph of a man with pierced nipples, Jim's own interest in piercing was sparked. Ward pierced himself and eventually was asked by a friend to perform nipple piercings on his person. Soon after this experience, an acquaintance of Jim's named Doug Malloy came to him with a business proposition. Malloy suggested that Jim open a piercing business, and even offered to financially back the operation. Jim had studied jewelry making and design in New York, now it was up to Doug to share what he knew of various piercing techniques.
 As Jim began to go through the motions of starting a new business, Gauntlet Enterprises was born. In describing his experience of building this new piercing practice Jim says: "Because there was little precedent, everything I did in those days was a risk. No one had ever attempted what I was doing at least on the scale I intended to do it. There was no Internet providing vast informational resources at the tip of one's fingers. Every piercing technique, every jewelry design, every material used for the jewelry or in the piercing process had to be subjected to a trial and error process. That meant taking risks. It was essential to me that every precaution be taken to assure the well being of every person I pierced or who wore my jewelry." (Jim Ward, Running the Gauntlet, BMEZINE.com).
At the same time Jim was developing piercing techniques that are now common practice in Western body piercing studios, he was also designing and creating body jewelry that is still used today. It was however, not until 1978 that Jim open his storefront operation in West Hollywood. The establishment of this business is considered by many to be the beginning of the body piercing industry.
This article, is of course just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jim's story and how he shaped the piercing world into what we know today. If you are looking for more information, amazing stories and a real insider's view, we recommend you pick up a copy of Jim Ward's recently published book "Running the Gauntlet". Contact gina@anatometal.com to order your own, or order direct from Runningthegauntlet-book.com. You won't regret it!
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Fan photo of the month
| We get so many great pictures every week of our fans wearing their Anatometal, we thought this would be a great place to show em' off! If you would like our Anatoworld to see your bling, post your pictures to our Facebook page, submit them to our Tumblr page or email them to heather.anaotometal@gmail.com. We can't wait to see them!
Sunflower Eyelets in ASTM F-138 stainless steel w/bronze Sunflower Inserts; princess-cut, amber yellow CZ gemstones. Gemmed Eyelets in ASTM F-138 stainless steel; CZ gemstones. Congratulations you two! |
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Thank you guys for spreading the word about Anatometal and participating in all the fun we have here with the newsletter, on Facebook, Tumblr, and all over the web! We really do love you guys!
See you next month!
Sincerely,
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Your friends at Anatometal
Questions? Comments? Please send them to heather.anatometal@gmail.com. If you know someone who will enjoy this publication as much as you do, don't hesitate to pass it along.
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