In my hair salon days of NYC i was known as both The Hair Nurse & Bang Queen!
Hair has been my main art form for over 17 years now & i am finally about to share some of my hair secrets with you all. My Hair Nurse tittle was made official once i was published in comic book writer/gothic rock star Voltaire's book 'Oh My Goth'. I was known for making some of the biggest crazy muppet hair on the NYC underground club scene. At this time i also did very realistic hair extensions on famous fetish models. As for the name Bang Queen, that was my new title after i was published in 'Bust Magazine' & had people traveling from all over the country for me to cut their bangs.
This whole time i was working in a salon i was also getting a name for myself as a wig maker. My wigs/hair pieces were starting to be used for fashion shows, photo shoots, and more club kids from all of the world started rocking my creations. My designs were getting larger, brighter, & crazier looking every day like a giant octopus that is 4 feet long, mohawk bunny, bird headdress, hair planes.... I was on my way creating art wigs for circus/theater performers, burning man/mardi gras festivals. My wigs are also worn for daily & at weddings!
So in this class let's think BIG & outside the boxes. What hair color do you really dream of wearing?!
This class we will start with learning basic techniques on adding more hair to costume wig base. i will teach you how to tease/set hair
into a huge bouffant style and add fun things to decorate it to make it your wig... flowers, birds, butterflies, bows, dolls, beaded headdress...
think big, wild, crazy, bright, whimsical, high fashion, carnival.... to view examples of my wigs you can visit www.crudethings.com
Let's Wig Out and make a beautiful piece of wearable art!
Supply List:
- you will need a basic nice quality wig base to start with. this can be purchased at a local wig shop or online, just make sure it is not skimpy on hair.
these usually cost btw $30 to $60
- foam wig head
- manikin head table attachment
- 3 bags of yaki or kanekalon synthetic silky straight braiding hair in any colors you want, you should be able to get this to match your wig color at your wig shop or find online easily.
here's an example of what this is...
http://doctored-locks-inc.amazonwebstore.com/Yaky-Switch-Toyokalon-Braid-Braiding-Hair/M/B001EO1S3E.htm?traffic_src=FIND&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=FIND&affId=the005-20
http://www.doctoredlocks.com/catalog/Silky-Straight-Kanekalon-Braid/
http://texasbeautysupplies.com/yakyneon.html
- 3 bags of jumbo braiding hair, you should be able to get matching color at your local wig shop same as your wig base. here's an example of what it looks like
http://texasbeautysupplies.com/rainjumbraid.html i have not ordered from that online shop, but that is what to get.
- bobby pins, remember if you are making a dark wig use dark pins, light wig light pins.
- hair pins
- strong hairspray (like aqua-net works great)
- thick weaving thread
- teasing comb
- regular comb
- smoothing/teasing brush
- hair clips
- small clear rubber bands
- *to decorate you can add flowers, beads, birds, butterflies, ribbon, dreadlocks, cyber locks, beaded headbands... what ever you want to bring
- ** if you have a hard time locating your dream wig base in the colors you want i can order this for you BUT I MUST receive order & payment for this no later than Sunday March 20th in order to have it shipped to me in time to bring to art fest... also send me 2 color choices in case your 1st color choice is not available.
lanaland2@gmail.com
