-- Out of The Dark World -- Custom Tattoos

"There will be no confusing the custom-tattoos shop Out of the Dark World with other ventures of a similar nature... Owners Ben Mack and Danny Arpin Jr., who celebrated a grand opening of their store on August 12th 2006...One of their goals is to erase the stigma sometimes attached to the art of tattooing by "bringing a classier edge to it" ...At Out of the Dark World, "we work only with 100% single-use, disposable equipment purchased from medical-supply companies,"... "We don't reuse anything; we throw it all away." Mack and Mr.Arpin also specialize in creating the exact tattoo a client wants. "You tell us what you are looking for and we'll draw it and see if you like it," he said. This approach, Mack said, "gives people a sense of ownership." ... "There's nothing better than living art,"...

-Telegram & Gazette
by Rod Lee