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The Brighter Shade Migration
As some of you may know I have been in the Downtown Fayetteville, NC area for quite a while now. If you haven’t heard yet then you’ll be glad to hear that I’ve moved my shop, but still remain downtown. Before I was above another store and had no real street presence...
Richmond Tattoo and Arts Festival
The Richmond Tattoo and Arts Festival is one of the most well organized and fun conventions I have been to. Previously Put on by Billy Eason, The torch has been passed to one of my favorite artists, good buddy and great human Jesse Smith as well as one of the...
All American Tattoo Convention 2017
The 2017 All American Tattoo Convention was great to be a part of. Right here in Fayetteville North Carolina, it was great to meet with all the potential tattoo collectors of my area and that I did! It was also easy to enter some of the work I’ve done into the...
Loose Screw Trip!
Hey everyone and thanks for tuning into the Brighter Shade Tattoo Blog! If you don’t already know then my name is Damien Lugo and I both run and work at The Brighter Shade Tattoo shop in Fayetteville, NC. My own shop isn’t the only place I work...