James Parker
Tattoo Artist, Piercer
| James Parker has been tattooing since 1989 and piercing since 1992, and he has now opened
Artistic Advantage, his own studio in Charleston.
For more than ten years (1989-2000) James was a tattoo artist and manager at Body Art Tattoo in Marmet, WV.
He started piercing in 1992 trained under 5th Avenue Piercing Co. He holds a certificate from training in
airborne and bloodborne pathogens.
James has trained three apprentices during his career so far, two as tattoo artists and one as both a tattoo
artist and piercing technician. All have gone on to work professionally in the industry, one being a
co-owner of his own studio.
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