A wide assortment of unique jewellery, decorative items and snacks were on offer, but one vendor’s services generated an exceptional amount of interest from the many market-goers in attendance.

Claudia Lemay, a tattoo artist with a beauty salon in Aylmer called Lounge Rustique, set up shop inside the market where she was visited by a near-constant flow of customers and curious onlookers throughout the day on Saturday.

“This is why I came,” said Laura St-Cyr, who travelled to the market from Chapeau to see the artist she says she’s been following online for some time.

St-Cyr came to Lemay knowing exactly what she wanted.

“I’m going to get a triple-eight on the back on the back of my neck. It’s an angel number, it means balance,” she told THE EQUITY while waiting in line.

Angel numbers are number sequences, usually of three or four digits, containing repeated numbers or a number series, believed by some to have spiritual significance.

While not a regular part of her offering of flash-tattoo designs, Lemay said that because St-Cyr made her request in advance, she was able to accommodate.

“I’ve wanted to try it [markets] for a while [ . . . ] I felt like doing it [tattooing] live somewhere would bring me more clients. I think I’ve had nine people today, so for me it’s really good,” Lemay said.

“Lots of people took business cards so I think it will be busier at my salon too,” she added.

Event co-organizer Nikki Stephens called Lemay’s presence at the market “a great success.”

“I’ve never been to an event with a tattoo artist before and I think it’s great. It generates a different kind of atmosphere and a new crowd,” she said.

Stephens said that she and co-organizer Lana Cowley planned the market to bridge the gap between Christmas and spring market seasons.

“We thought it would be nice to do something in the community, bring everyone back together before it [markets] opens again,” Stephens said.

Claudia Lemay tattoos three eights onto the back of a customer’s neck at the spring pop-up market in Shawville on Saturday.

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