CONTEST OVER – STAY TUNED FOR THE RESULTS!!!
Do you, or someone you know, have a crazy ear-project that wows everyone who sees it?
Are you a piercer that fancies themselves an ear project aficionado?
Well, now it’s time to show off your stuff in:
EARMAGEDDON 2011
Industrial Strength’s Ear Project Challenge
- Object
- Judges Award
- I.S. Staff Award
- I.S. Fan’s Choice Award
- Body Vision Golden Award
- How to Enter
- Rules
- New Threaded Ends (may take a minute to download)
The contest will take place from March 1st, 2011 until August 1st, 2011.
An “Ear project” piercing is a group of ear piercings that are strategically placed together with carefully selected, and sometimes modified, body jewelry.
Over the last 15 years there have been quite a few talented body piercers who have created many imaginative and unique ear projects. Over the course of this contest, entrants will have a chance to:
1) Re-connect with clients that they have done successful ear projects on, and maybe spice them up with some new jewelry, or…
2) Get those half-finished ear projects into the shop and finish them up, or…
3) Find that worthy subject with that perfect ear, who is willing join forces with you.
THE OBJECT OF THE CONTEST
The object of this contest is for piercers to enter a picture of an industrial ear project that they have done. The picture of the project that appeals the most to the eyes of the judges, based on the criteria assigned to each group of judges, will win the contest.
The JUDGES AWARD portion of the contest will be overseen by our panel of three V.I.P. judges. We are pleased to announce that the three judges for EARMAGEDDON 2011 are:
Jim Ward
Jim Ward is considered by many to be the father of the body piercing industry if not of the modern body piercing movement itself. In 1975, with the inspiration and assistance of his friend and mentor Doug Malloy, he opened the Gauntlet, the first studio devoted exclusively to body piercing. He is responsible for introducing the world at large to the most common piercings as well as many of the implements, techniques, and jewelry designs that have become industry standard. He was the editor and publisher of Piercing Fans International Quarterly (PFIQ), the seminal publication on the subject. Jim has recently written a book about his experiences entitled Running the Gauntlet— An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement. Details are available on his website: www.runningthegauntlet-book.com.
Elayne Angel
Elayne Angel is a world-renowned professional body piercer and author of The Piercing Bible–The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing (Random House, 2009), the only comprehensive book exclusively on the subject of body piercing. Details can be found on her website: http//piercingbible.com.She’s performed over 40,000 piercings in her career since the 1980s when she managed
Gauntlet, the first piercing specialty studio in the United States. She was founder and President of Rings of Desire, the only licensed body art studio in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where she pierced for over twelve years. She helped legislators to promulgate the regulations on body art for the state of Louisiana. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, she closed her business and relocated to the Yucatán in Mexico. Mrs. Angel currently guest pierces in fine studios around the US and she is a monthly columnist for the body art industry trade publication, Pain Magazine. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Piercers as Medical Liaison and is a recipient of the President’ s Lifetime Achievement Award from the organization.
James Weber
James Weber started piercing professionally in 1993, and has been actively involved at an industry-wide level in legislative, educational, and public relations projects since that time. He is the founder and President of Infinite Body Piercing, Inc., located in Philadelphia, PA. Started humbly in 1994, Infinite has gone on to become one of the busiest piercing-only shops in the country, staying at the forefront of education about body piercing through its publications and website: infinitebody.comIn 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Piercers, and in 2008 he started his second term—as its President. Since joining the Board, he has overseen a thorough update of APP graphics and publications while also working as editor of The Point: The Quarterly Journal of the Association of Professional Piercers. He has written extensively for The Point, and his articles have been reprinted in other publications, including Pain Magazine and BMEzine.com.
JUDGES AWARD
Piercer |
Piercee |
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1st
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$1000 |
$300 |
2nd
|
$750 |
$250 |
3rd
|
$500 |
$200 |
4th
|
$400 |
$150 |
5th
|
$300 |
$100 |
|
Industrial Strength Wholesale Gift Certificate
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Gift Certificate towards Industrial Strength Jewelry (retail value)
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The criteria on which they will be basing their judgments:
1) AESTHETICS: The aesthetic placement of the piercings will play a big factor in their decision. They are looking for the appropriate juxtaposition of the jewelry, with the natural anatomical structures and the negative space.
2) CREATIVITY: They will be looking for the creative ways that jewelry components are used, or modified to enhance the look of the design.
3) PRACTICALITY: The practicality of the piercings is very important. They will judge on how feasible they feel it is that the piercings will be able to be worn on an everyday basis, and at how much of a chance that they feel the piercings have to fully heal.
Winners of the JUDGES AWARD will be announced three weeks after the deadline to enter has past.
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH’S STAFF AWARD
Piercer |
Piercee |
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1st
|
$500 |
$300 |
2nd
|
$400 |
$250 |
3rd
|
$300 |
$200 |
4th
|
$200 |
$150 |
5th
|
$100 |
$100 |
|
Industrial Strength Wholesale Gift Certificate
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Gift Certificate towards Industrial Strength Jewelry (retail value)
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The Industrial Strength’s Staff Awards will be chosen by members of our fine sales staff. The lively and lovely ladies of the sales office will voice their opinion on what they think looks good. They will base their judgment on those criteria alone.
Here’s a little hint: they think I.S. jewelry looks good.
The winners of the Industrial Strength’s Staff Awards will be announced three weeks after the deadline to enter has past.
I.S. FAN’S CHOICE AWARD
Piercer |
Piercee |
|
1st
|
$500 |
$300 |
2nd
|
$400 |
$250 |
3rd
|
$300 |
$200 |
4th
|
$200 |
$150 |
5th
|
$100 |
$100 |
|
Industrial Strength Wholesale Gift Certificate
|
Gift Certificate towards Industrial Strength Jewelry (retail value)
|
The I.S. Fan’s Choice Awards portion will take place on Industrial Strength’s Facebook fan page. That’s where you, THE FANS OF I.S., will get to look at the entries and choose your favorites! The images sent in by verified entrants, will be displayed here for your viewing pleasure. In order to vote fans of Industrial Strength will view as many pictures as you want, and “LIKE” each picture you feel should win the contest. The five pictures with the most votes tallied at the end of the contest will be awarded the prizes. The prizes will be awarded in the order of votes received. FOR THIS PORTION OF THE CONTEST, THE PIERCER WHO ENTERS THEIR PICTURE EARLIER THAN OTHERS MAY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.
There is no way to know on what criteria that the thousands of I.S. fans will base their judgment. Maybe they will vote for what they like, or they will vote for their piercer or they will vote for their friends! The winners of the I.S. Fan’s Choice Awards will be announced three weeks after the deadline to enter has past.
BODY VISION GOLDEN AWARD
Piercer |
Piercee |
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1st
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$500 |
$300 |
2nd
|
$400 |
$250 |
3rd
|
$300 |
$200 |
4th
|
$200 |
$150 |
5th
|
$100 |
$100 |
|
Body Vision Los Angeles Wholesale Gift Certificate
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Gift Certificate towards Body Vision Los Angeles Jewelry (retail value)
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This exciting new category will allow piercers to incorporate gold into an ear project that they enter. The ear project entered in this category may consist of all BVLA gold body jewelry, or it can be also a hybrid of BVLA gold and titanium, or BVLA gold and stainless steel. BODY VISION LOS ANGELES, the world’s premier manufacturer of fine quality gold body jewelry, will be providing all of the fantastic prizes for this new category. Winners of the BODY VISION GOLDEN AWARD will be chosen by Crystal Simms, Noah Babcock, and the fine staff of EVOLUTION INC. (www.evolutionpiercing.com) in Albuquerque, NM, who have been instrumental in taking gold ear projects to the next level.
ALL PRIZES ARE IN U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNTS
The winning piercees will be able to redeem their gift certificates won in the “Judges Award”, the “INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH’s Staff Award”, and the “I.S. Fan’s Choice Award” categories through their winning piercer, and INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH will then redeem the gift certificate for the wholesale equivalent. The winning piercees in the “BODY VISION GOLDEN AWARD” will be able to redeem their gift certificates won in this category through their winning piercer, and BODY VISION LOS ANGELES will then redeem the gift certificate for the wholesale equivalent.
We want you to be able to have some new jewelry, to show off your masterpiece!
“I survived” EARMAGEDDON 2011 T-Shirts will be awarded to all prize winners.
HOW TO ENTER
The piercer entering the contest will have to complete an EARMAGEDDON 2011 application form. An application form will be sent to you after you fill out the “Get More Information” form at the top of this page. After all information on the application form has been verified, the piercer will receive a confirmation e-mail with an entry number. The piercer may enter as many different piercees as they wish, however, each entry must be accompanied by its own application.
The piercer will then send in the image/s attached to an e-mail that includes the entry number in the subject line. If the piercer feels that more than one view of the ear project is needed to properly display their work, we will accept up to three images per single entry. Only one of the ear project images will be displayed for the viewing public, but the judges will see all of the images entered.
If a piercer wishes to enter more than one project in the contest, they will need to send us a separate e-mail to receive a separate entry number.
The picture of the entry should be a clear, close-up picture of the entire ear including jewelry. Images are to be at least 800 x 800 pixels, and in the jpeg format.
The piercer shall also send in, along with the ear project image/s being entered, one image showing a 3/4–view of the piercee’s face (showing the ear with the ear-project and also the piercee’s face).
Pictures should be e-mailed to contest1@iscmailbox.com with the completed application form.
If you have any Questions about EARMAGEDDON 2011, please contact Jonathan Loveless at 1-800-339-5725 ext. 1077 or email him at jonathan@iscmailbox.com.
RULES FOR EARMAGEDDON 2011
1) Entrants must be at least 18 years old, with a valid form of legal identification.
2) Prizes intended for piercers will only be awarded to professional piercers.
3) All jewelry used is this contest must be body jewelry that is machined out of Stainless Steel or Titanium, and must adhere to the standards set by the Association of Professional Piercers for body jewelry to be used in initial piercings.
3a) 04/18/2011: Due to the addition of a new category that includes the use of gold body jewelry, gold body jewelry may now be incorporated into ear projects entered in the “BODY VISION GOLDEN AWARD” category only. All gold jewelry used in piercings in this contest must adhere to the standards set by the Association of Professional Piercers for body jewelry to be used in initial piercings.
4) Entrants will be disqualified from participating if the image that they enter is fraudulently represented in any way; i.e. if it has been digitally manipulated or is not the property of the entrant.
5) The entry will be disqualified if the image is deemed by the judges to depict a traumatic situation.
6) Industrial Strength reserves the right to disqualify any picture, at any time, for any reason.
7) Each entry is eligible to win one prize, per category.
The contest runs from March 1, 2011 through August 1, 2011. All entries must be received by midnight Pacific Standard Time, August 1, 2011.
CONTEST OVER – STAY TUNED FOR THE RESULTS!!!
Industrial Ear-Projects are considered to be an advanced form of piercing and this contest is intended to be for experienced body piercers only. That being said, Industrial Strength asks that piercers who plan to enter this contest, realize and respect their level of ability. Everyone’s safety is our primary concern and we do not want anyone to attempt anything that they feel is beyond the realm of their expertise for the purpose of entering this contest.
GOOD LUCK!!!