Hello and thanks for taking the time to check out the story on how Oracle Body Jewelry came to be. My name is Scott Barrs and I have been carving body jewelry for over a decade. When I was very young I was already fascinated with piercing, tattoos and scarification due to the photos I had seen in my mother's collection of National Geographic magazines. In my early teenage years I was getting tattooed and pierced at a much less than reputable shop. Several years later there was a higher end piercing and tattoo studio that opened up and I started hanging out there almost every day after school (and sometimes when I was supposed to be in school). I helped out with little chores around the studio and would watch and sit in with the piercer during all of his procedures. When business was slow we would be glued to PFIQ magazines. Every chance I got I was trying to find out more about piercing and body jewelry. By the time I was 18 I had started as a full time piercer and finally decided to try my hand at carving jewelry. I made some very crude horn and wood pieces and went from there. After much trial and error Oracle Body Jewelry finally got its start in 1999. At the time there was little information out there on how to properly make and finish body jewelry so it took years to finally get the hang of it. I made jewelry from hardwoods and horn and bone for many years until I tried carving stone. By the time I was 24 I went back to college and studied in the jewelers program and received a degree in jewelry and metalsmithing in Austin, Tx. I worked with gold, silver and platinum. I also cut many stones for use in fine jewelry at that time. After that I started focusing on carving more stone trying to better my skills in that field. I still do occasional body modification guest spots but after 12 years as a full time piercer I finally decided that I needed to run Oracle Body Jewelry full time and focus even harder on bringing you the best quality and most original organic jewelry in the piercing industry. Whether you have been getting your jewelry from me for a decade or this is your first time, I value you all as my friends. Today Oracle Body Jewelry LLC is based out of Chicago,IL and I still hand carve everything (except for the collaborative plugs) myself. I also pack all of your orders, answer all the e-mails, phone calls and manage the website among a host of other things. If I can be of assistance in any way to you please don't hesitate to let me know. Once again thank you for all your support and I promise to keep bringing you fresh, unique creations for many years to come.

-Scott Barrs