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Vicki Rose pierces exclusively at Danny's Ancient Art Tattoo in Blacksburg, Virgnia.  
 
Ancient Art Tattoo Studio , Virginia’s first professional tattoo studio was established in 1973 by internationality acclaimed tattooist Danny Fowler.  Over the last 35 years, Danny has refined and perfected the safest application procedures of this complex art form to date. 
 
In 1995, Danny Fowler designed and engineered the world’s first totally adjustable tattoo machine, the Time Machine, and founded Time Machine Tattoo Supplies to distribute both his custom tattoo machines and his own line of tattoo supplies. This includles New World Pigments, some of the safest tattoo ink on the market, which exceeds even US standards for safety.

As a published technical adviser and columnist for “Skin & Ink” magazine, a popular tattoo industry trade magazine, Danny Fowler has gained a solid reputation with thousands of professional tattoo artists from around the world, who both trust and use Danny’s Time Machine tattoo supplies everyday.
 
Please contact the shop for pricing.  Most of the piercing prices vary depending on what style of jewelry you want to wear.  Instead of setting a flat rate and overcharging for cheaper styles of jewelry, you are only charged for the jewelry you choose to purchase.


Vicki is available Tuesday through Saturday from 12-8:30. The shop is open Monday through Thursday from 12-9, Friday and Saturday 12-11, Sunday 1-6.  Please note last call is 30 minutes before closing.
 
If you are planning on coming into Ancient Art please call the shop ahead of time.  Ancient  Art will setup an appointment for piercings, jewelry changes, and consultations of any kind.  The shop also takes walk-ins, but if you do not want to wait please call ahead.


106 W. Roanoke Street
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
540-951-0447

The shop is located across from the 7-eleven in downtown Blacksburg.  If you have been to any of the bars downtown you are probably within a block of the shop.  We are also about a block away from the Virginia Tech campus.
If you need directions please contact the shop.
 
Directions from I-81:
---Take exit 118-B towards Blacksburg.  This will put you on 460 West.
---Take exit 5B toward Blacksburg.  This will put you on South Main Street (460 Business West).  Come about 5 minutes into downtown.  The road will narrow to two lanes (one in each direction).
---Make a left onto Roanoke Street.  Ancient Art is immediately on the right.
 
Directions from WV:
--Come into Blacksburg via 460 East.  Pass the Welcome to Blacksburg sign on youe left.
--Take the Prices Fork Road exit.  If you hit the traffic light on the highway you have gone too far.
--At the end of the ramp make a LEFT onto Prices Fork Road.
--At the end of Prices Fork Road at the Wendys make a RIGHT  onto Main Street.
--At your 3rd traffic light, make a right onto Roanoke Street.  Ancient Art is immediately on the right.


If you are looking for Vicki's licensure, you must search for her full name (Victoria Rose) on the DPOR website.  Ancient Art is licensed for body piercing and tattooing as well. 


The shop uses only internally threaded implant grade jewelry for all piercings.  All of our jewelry is top of the line, and simply changing to our jewelry will he many piercings which are irritated.  The end of a piece of jewelry is flat, and the ball has the male on it.  The flat end can be connected to threaded tapers, to provide a seamless connection to the jewelry for insertion.

 

External threaded jewelry is unsafe for piercings and we do not use it for any initial piercings.  The end of a piece of jewelry has the male on it, and the ball has the female. Vicki does not recommend wearing external jewelry ever because it can cause damage to tissue during insertion even on a healed piercing.
The following is the jewelry companies that supplies for Ancient Art.  If you are worried about metal allergies, all of the companies have their metal specifications on the websites.  All of our companies carry American standard implant grade 316LVM-F138 implant grade surgical steel.
 
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH  is our primary jewelry company.  This jewelry is top of the line.  They supply all of our surgial steel and titanium jewelry.  If you are confused about the styles of jewelry for piercing, their website will show you the difference in types of jewelry.
STEEL SKIN  is our supplier for niobium jewelry.  They also specialize in dental acrylic. 
LEROI is our gold supplier.  Please note that their site does not have current pricing, as the price of gold fluxuates.
GLASS WEAR STUDIOS  is our glass supplier.  They specialize in hand blown pyrex, which many people use for inital piercings and stretching, since the jewelry can be sterilized.


We do pierce minors with parental consent.  The age of the minor determines how many guardians must sign.  16 year olds require both parents signature, where 17 year olds only require one parent.

The minor and the parent must present a state issued photo ID.  Acceptable forms of identification include a DMV issued drivers license, learners permit, or identification card; a US passport; or a military ID.  The minor must also present an original birth certificate, not a copy.

Regardless of your age, Ancient Art does not accept Hokie Passports, or any school ID, as identification.