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coln), and a vivid portrait of Amy Winehouse are the most
recent.

Stemming from the success of the “Art for Life” weekends,
“Art for Life Custom” was created following the same for-
mat. In the “Custom” version, each tattoo or piercing done
on a Monday or Thursday is entered into a drawing where
the winner is chosen at the end of the month. The “Cus-
tom” winner gets - you guessed it - a custom painting done
by Skye, and he will paint the winner’s choice of subject
(any subject in good taste, that is).

Brown described how the many promotions have been
“like a snowball rolling down a hill” which is how the
business expands, and expand it did. Brown said approxi-
mately 3 years ago, the business grew so quickly it had to
be physically expanded, so 3,000 sq ft were added by ac-
quiring more office space in a separate part of the building,
Authentic Italian & a couple doors down. These two spaces are referred to as
Evolution 1 & 2. The original space, Evolution 1, includes

Mediterranean Cuisine in a the main counter & counter staff, waiting area, computer
bar, and a few artists’ rooms. Evolution 2, the added space,
welcoming atmosphere is the area where piercings are done, and where the re-
mainder, and majority, of the artists’ individual rooms are
located.
Full Bar For people looking to get their first tattoo, aside from be-
Authentic
ing at least 18 years old, Brown has a few recommenda-
Italian
tions: The counter staff should be friendly and helpful,
Pasta - Pizza Baked on the Rock and noted that some other shops may be rude to walk-in
Cuisine
customers who are simply trying to navigate the new and
Calzones - Stromboli - Subs unfamiliar process of getting a tattoo. Walking into a shop
in a welcoming
with unfriendly staff would be discouraging, and likely set
Salads - Soups - Appetizers a negative precedent on how the customer may expect to
atmosphere
be treated if they go to another shop for assistance. Brown
said when choosing a shop, look for one that is clean, has
Lovely Banquet Facility quality work, and good customer service staff – all of
which can be found within Evolution Ink. Daily
For Reservations call 984-989-1111
Lunch
Live
Weddings - Reunions - Meetings Brown attributes tattoos and piercings becoming more
mainstream to popular musicians and actors who are get-
and
ting tattooed, normalizing the body art that was at one time
Enter
Breakfast: 6am-10am taboo. He said Evolution Ink is trying to disprove nega-
Dinner
tive stereotypes related to the tattoo industry by providing
tanm
Lunch & Dinner: Sun-Thur 11am-9pm a clean and inviting, family friendly environment with a
Lovely Banquet
Specials
ent
Fri- Sat: 11am-11pm welcoming group of kind and knowledgeable staff who
will do all they can to make certain each customer receives
the highest quality product. Facility Catering
Thursda
DELIVERY AVAILABLE Evolution Ink has multiple digital platforms for more
Weddings -
y-
1906 W. Cumberland Street, Dunn, NC information: www.evolutioninkstudio.com; email: evo-
Reunions -
Friday
[email protected]; Facebook: Evolution Ink
tooStudio.111 W. 3rd St. Lumberton, NC
Phone 910-304-1408 Tattoo Fayetteville NC; and Instagram: EvolutionInkTat-
- Meetings
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