Rings of Desire - Staff Bios

Rings of Desire Staff Biographies

For Angel's bio, click here

Former Staff of Rings of Desire:

Pat Roig- Senior Piercer

New Orleans native, Pat Roig was employed at Rings of Desire from the Fall of 1995 to the closing in March 2006! His very first piercing was performed under Angel's supervision, and he apprenticed for approximately one year and has been piercing full time ever since.

When not in his new studio, Pat can be found adding to his collections of movie props, Star Wars figures, and toys. Pat's hobbies include an interest in sci-fi and horror, and his 5 pound pet Chihuahua, "Tweaky." (Angel's dog, Angelo is Tweaky's big brother). Pat also has training and experience in special effects make-up (he can make it look like your head is exploding!)

Prior to his career at Rings of Desire, Pat lived in London for about a year and a half with his lovely British wife, Justine (who runs Angel's other shop, Chi-wa-wa Ga-ga). He notes that piercing and jewelry over there is quite different from the U.S.

Find Pat piercing at NOLA Tattoo:1820 Hampson Street in New Orleans at the Riverbend, near the corner of St. Charles Ave. and Carrollton Ave. (504) 524-6147 (Open soon)

Bryan Civello - Master Piercer

New Orleans native Bryan Civello assisted Angel from the time of her arrival in New Orleans in 1993, and was the first Rings of Desire apprentice and (for a while there, only) employee. Bryan helped Angel to build ROD from the ground up, literally.

Over the course of his 11 years at Rings of Desire he performed thousands of piercings. Bryan is an excellent, highly skilled and experienced piercer.

Bryan is a motorcycle enthusiast, both riding and building custom bikes. He has attended bike runs in Sturgis and Daytona. He is known for his quirky sense of humor and his infectious laugh. (Don't worry, it is the only infectious thing about him!)

Moved to Infinite Body Piercing in Philadelphia, PA. See Jen there!
Just Jen - Associate Piercer

Jen was the most recent staff member piercer to join the crew, coming on board in 2000. And she was the first and only female apprentice Angel took on since opening Rings of Desire in 1993! She is a multi-talented artist and a heck of a fun person.

Our guest piercers

Jeff Middleton- Guest Piercer

Jeff, was one of our favorite guest piercers, and came to us from Santa Fe, New Mexico where she and her wife Kitten own a piercing shop called AWARE (a-wa-ray.)

She is a California native,who once worked at Gauntlet in Los Angeles. Jeff was a senior piercer there for several years before moving to New Mexico.

Jeff is an avid snowboarder and former top ten collegiate athlete in track and field.
If you came to Rings of Desire during Mardi Gras 2000, you may have seen Jeff's cheerful face at the counter.

Ms. Kittten- Guest Piercer

Kitten also came to us from Santa Fe, New Mexico where she and her wife Jeff own a piercing shop called AWARE (a-wa-ray.)

She is a California native, who also once worked at Gauntlet in Los Angeles. Kitten is a trained mortician who decided to make a career in the body piercing field.

She also is an avid snowboarder which seems to be the thing to do in Santa Fe.
If you came to Rings of Desire during Jazz Fest 2001, you may have seen Kitten's cheerful face at the counter. She and Jeff took turns visiting us here in New Orleans.

Chris Holland - Guest Piercer

Chris Holland visited us periodically when we could get him away from his pets at home: Pepé, who is Angelo's brother, and Pembrose the cat.
Pictured with Chris is Agatha, who sadly is no longer with us.
Chris Holland has his own screen printing business called Monkey Drive as well as his own International Fan Club.
For information on either, e-mail Chris Holland directly.

Kevin Jump - guest piercer

Kevin, whose list of aliases include Lil 'Keb and the Kevinator, has been piercing since before the turn of the century. Kevin joined in for several guest piercer stints at Rings of Desire.

He has pierced out of Cincinnati's two most highly accredited studios, and he also works in Philadelphia at Infinite Body, with former Rings of Desire staffer, Jen.

Kevin's concern for his client's safety, comfort, and awareness has earned him a spot on the most-sought-after piercer list. He'll even get naked and dance to the Jackson Five if it makes you feel better. Woo-Hoo!

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