Background
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art holds a special fundraiser every other year that allows local salons to participate in creating Art with hair. They named this event Hair Affair!
The 2011 theme was: Fantasies and Fairytale. We auditioned to be apart of this event and lo and behold, we were accepted!!!
“Read More” below to find out more about this year’s event…
Also check out the Free Friday Giveaway – MELLOGOO
Hair Affair Recap
Our Vision
We wanted to bring something different to the table that no other Salon would think of. We were the newest and smallest employee-based Salon to participate. We wanted to gain the respect of our peers and gain exposure as professional artists within our community. We believe we did just that.
We brought Salvador Dali’s fantasy of Mae West to life! (painting is located on the upper left hand corner) Salvador Dali was a famous surrealist painter who blew the minds of his audience. Mae West was a 1930’s actress who was known to push the sexual boundaries, just as Lady Gaga is doing today.
We wanted to bring Art to the Museum along with a “Contemporary” twist which our painting allowed us to do because there’s no wardrobe shown. We were able to create our own modern day Mae West from the neck down. Our “Mae West” will essentially be “walking out of the frame” into our modern day world.
Struggles/Solutions
1. How would we build a picture frame into her costume in a way that no one could tell how it’s attached and have it lightweight enough for our model to wear all night?
The answer: Jeremy Pings/ Start to Finish, LLC.
2. How are we going to sew her costume? She wore a leotard, a military style tuxedo jacket with tails and everything had to be custom created to build our picture frame into.
The answer: Our client, Rosalind Bushnell. Rosi is the mother of our very own, Becky Bushnell who is the Artist who provides our in-house paintings!
3. Where are we going to find a model that has “old-school” curves with a tiny waist and long blonde locks?
The answer: Brooke Krall/ Brooke Marie Photography
The Big Day
THE SHOW WAS SOLD OUT!!!!!!
Creating Art with Hair
From Left to Right
Anna Lutzke/ Junior Lead Stylist
Kati Corbett/ Artistic Director
Brooke Krall/ Our Model
Tara Pavesich/ Lead Stylist
Ross Walker/ Our Advanced Makeup Educator
The “PREGAME”
“After Show”
Facts About the Event
- Kati came up with the concept and overall design.
- Tara and Anna created the hairstyle which took them over 3 hours to accomplish.
- Tara and Anna spent over three hours attaching the hair extension design within the picture frame.
- Ross used a spray brush makeup system to achieve a long lasting wear for the event.
- Our Model spent over 20 hours in our Salon and/or on location.
- Our team spent over 4 months preparing and over 80 hours on design and execution.
- We could NOT have done this without the help of Rosalind Bushnell! Her seamstress work was flawless and her attention to detail allowed our frame to look 3D!!
- We had two photography students from Middleton High School, shoot our event! Thank you to Ceaser Nava and Nicky Rosenberg!
- Anson Whitledge with Visions for the Future, LLC helped capture our event live, with HD Video coverage
CLICK HERE for the VIDEO
CLICK HERE to see all our Hair Affair event pictures!
