The Axiom is a Body Piercing Studio that is now located inside the Skin Kitchen(http://skinkitchen.com). The Axiom is a completely separate and complete business and has complete autonomy from the Skin Kitchen. Basically the Skin Kitchen is my Landlord.

The story behind the name is that originally the studio was going to be call Pagan's but I felt it might give the wrong expression because of the many misconceptions of the word Pagan. So, the woman I was seeing at the time Anna, looked up the definition in the Dictionary and it said, "To believe something is Axiomatic." After looking up the definition of Axiom, I knew I had the right name.

The Oxford Companion to the English Language, © Tom McArthur 1992 defines Axiom as, "[15c: from Latin axioma, Greek axioma something worthy or appropriate]. (1) A generally accepted principle or rule, especially when framed as a brief statement; a self-evident truth considered to require no proof: What goes up must come down. Compare Truism. (2) In logic, mathematics, and sometimes linguistics, a proposition assumed without the provision of proof, for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it. In the linguistic theory of Noam Chomsky, it is axiomatic that a language consists of an indefinite number of grammatically well-formed sentences. Compare Premiss/Premise. See Logic, Saying. [Language]."

The business name was first come up with when I was piercing at Creative Images but I didn't really use it until The Axiom opened it's doors on March 28, 1995. This was at the old location of 412 1/2 E. 5th in Des Moines. In case you are wondering The first piercing was a nostril about 20 minutes after we opened. I moved the Axiom and began sub-leasing for the Skin Kitchen in October of 1999. The Axiom is in fact a separate business from the Skin Kitchen. We only share address and sometimes office supplies. for more information on the Axiom go to The Axiom History Page. To aviod confusion The Axiom uses the Est. 1994 which is when I first started sub-contracting as a piercer at Creative Images.

Not during The Axiom's normal business hours which are Tuesday Through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. If those hours conflict with your schedule you can set up an appointment by contacting DaVo using the contact form at the bottom of the page.

The normal Business hours are located at the bottom of the page. uesday Through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The piercing station is walled off with partitions in the tattooing and piercing area which has limited access. If you are concerned, you can schedule an appointment before or after hours by contacting DaVo with the form at the bottom of the page.

Yes, you are welcome to stop by and visit in advance of getting your piercing. If you would like a consultation on the piercing just ask for DaVo and as soon as I'm free I'll be happy to provide you with as much information as I can.

Yes, by all means but only if you feel that you are satisfied with the piercing. The piercing fee is what I'm paid to do the piercing, if you feel that I did a really good job then feel free to express that with a tip.

This is because of my experience, the quality of the jewelry I stock and all the additional overhead involved in insuring that your piercing is preformed well and with the most limited amount of risk. This is also cause I'm good at what I do and you get what you pay for.

Remember this is your body and you only get one of them. If your health and well being are important to you, price shouldn't be as much of a consideration as the experience of the piercer and the quality of the jewelry they stock.

No, I will change your jewelry free of charge regardless of where you purchased the jewelry. The only exception is if I have to use a taper pin to insert the jewelry and that would be $5.00 per. I will also Autoclave jewelry if you request.