Evermore Gallery Tattoo Shop in Edwardsville

by Jesse Gernigin

Manager Carrie prepares to work on a new tattoo for client Tim Ursch.

The light plays in steady through the blinds as the whirring buzz of needles fills the building like the steady song of bee’s wings. I’m at Evermore Gallery taking in their new downtown Edwardsville space after their recent move. Talking to me is Carrie Davini, the shop manager.

Carrie cuts a tall figure, hair back in a ponytail and eyes wide but appraising. She is working on someone as I interview her. Her skill is sublimated through the room from her client’s calm as she works on him and answers my questions.

I am interested in the move because the shop has relocated from its spot right down the way from 222 to the corner intersection of Main Street and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful spaces in downtown. And it is beautiful. Evermore has transformed the space to reflect the current demand of tattoo consumers round the world.

“The area is more upscale,” Carrie says when I ask her about the design. “More people are getting tattoos and this is the demand now.”

Evermore has a handful of artists that do everything from tattooing to coloring to piercing to cover ups, and on any given day you can walk in and see two to three of them leaning over clients, in mid-project.

“Color is a big thing we do,” Carrie responds when I ask her what Evermore is best known for. “Definitely color.”

I jump over to their website to get a glimpse of their portfolios, and although I have no tattoos myself I am surprised by the quality of the work. To clarify, I don’t know much about tattoos, some look good, some don’t, but the quality of the lines and coloring bespeak the work you see in good graphic novels.

When I ask Carrie about their guidelines for artists she says, “We like the artists to get their own inspiration, their own ideas.”

And this idea has found its own success and is clearly evidenced in Evermore’s artist’s portfolios. When asked about the future of Evermore Carrie explains, “We want to just keep delivering a quality product and focusing on our customer’s needs.”

And if the work they have done in the past is any sign of their future, I think Main Street can count on them being around for years to come.

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