Jess Setchel

Piercing expertise

Before making her home at Asylum Studios 11 years ago she was privileged to have worked at a few studios in Virginia throughout her career. These experiences opened the opportunity for her to study with and work among some of the most knowledgeable and creative in the industry. Lacking the traditional guidance from a sponsor during her apprenticeship Jess is primarily self-taught and learned very quickly that Piercing, like all arts, is an ongoing education. Had a very young age the collection of body art and body Piercing/modifications fascinated Jes. The art of placement and anatomical variety, the science and evolution of the human body and its functioned or reaction to new exposures, and the psychology of calming and enriching a clients experience, and the variety of creativity of the beautiful Jewelry adornments she’s privileged to play with are her favorite aspects of her career. It’s through her extensive and continuous research and study in all methods of practice and body piercing in modification, microbiology, sterilization and cross-contamination prevention.