Kenny Hughes

Kenny’s first foray into body piercing began in 2001 with a counter job and, soon after, an apprenticeship. That first apprenticeship was a failed attempt, due to the fact he only had six weeks to train, and that’s not how he wanted to start his career. Soon thereafter, Kenny joined the Houston, Texas based performance art troupe C.o.R.E., where he worked as a rigger, performer, and piercer, and learned from some very talented piercers. In 2007, after turning down numerous piercing positions in inferior shops, Kenny moved to Houston and finally, after six years of persistence, landed a job at the legendary TAURIAN Piercing and Metals. For the first two years at TAURIAN Kenny learned the ins and outs of body jewelry design and manufacture, and  in the third year, started a proper piercing apprenticeship under the tutelage of Byriah Dailey. Kenny was the only person ever to be trained at TAURIAN in jewelry making and piercing. TAURIAN closed in early 2010, with Kenny leaving Houston and his position with C.o.R.E. to come work at the mighty PANGEA PIERCING, one of the few shops in the world up to his stringent standards.

Contact: kenny@pangeapiercing.com

Twitter: @PangeaKenny