Modern Rite Body Piercing & Fine Jewellery

Modern Rite Body Piercing & Fine Jewellery is a Sooke-based studio bringing together fine body jewellery and the art of adornment. Owned by professional piercer and body artist Melissa Reay, Modern Rite offers a carefully curated selection of solid gold, titanium, steel, and glass jewellery, with an emphasis on exceptional craftsmanship, intricate detail, and thoughtful styling. Each piece is chosen for its quality and its potential to become part of a personal composition, complementing the wearer’s anatomy, existing piercings, and individual aesthetic.

Melissa’s artistic practice explores the body as a living canvas. Her experience includes elaborate piercing corsets and temporary body-art compositions that weave ribbons, draped chains, pearls, and decorative elements through thoughtfully arranged piercings. These works bring together the precision of piercing, the elegance of jewellery, and the visual language of fashion and fine art, creating sculptural designs that follow and celebrate the body’s natural contours.

For the Victoria Tattoo and Arts Show, Modern Rite brings a distinctive combination of fine body jewellery and a portfolio of expressive body art, inviting visitors to explore adornment as both a beautiful object and an artistic experience.