Hi. My name is Keila (pronounced Kayla). I’ve been piercing since 2021. My focus is on excellent placement, thorough consultations and ideal healing. I care about your piercing from initial marking to fully healed. Through patience and compassion I can help you navigate any self doubt, lifestyle complications or fear you might have about the process. I’ve been known to be a talker, but I can assure you that you will feel confident in taking care and healing your new piercing. My goal is for you to have a great piercing experience and that I get to see you smile! If you are passionate about your body adornment, I’m your girl. Have a question? Please feel free to ask me.

I was kind of the weird kid growing up, always interested in the alternative aspects to life and expression. I had a few bad experiences with earlobe piercings as a child but was introduced to the world of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) once in college. At this time, I met Eduardo Chavarria and that which started as a client relationship developed into a many year friendship and then became a mentorship. Since 2021, I have pierced as a guest artist in different states, participated in the basic and advanced Fakir piercing intensives, gone to multiple APP conferences and volunteered on the APP membership committee. What I like about piercing is the anatomical differences in every individual, discovering the reasons people adorn themselves, and the many approaches that can be taken to reach an ideal outcome.

Outside of piercing I’m passionate about veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, house plants, and 2000 emo throwbacks. On my days away from the studio you can catch me curled up with a book, suffering at the gym, hanging out with my pets, or hiking and attempting to identify native plants in the forest.