I turn messy, human moments into something honest, beautiful, and sometimes a little inappropriate.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Hair and makeup is my medium, but people are the masterpiece. I sit inches away from real life…breakups, reinventions, “I cut my own bangs at 2am” decisions—and turn that energy into something you can see and feel. Sometimes it’s soft, sometimes it’s bold, sometimes it’s just giving someone their confidence back. And sometimes it’s laughing through the chaos, because let’s be honest, life is a little unhinged, and the chair is where it all comes out.
Where do you find inspiration?In the unfiltered moments. The second someone sits in my chair, the guard drops…stories spill, emotions shift, truth shows up whether it’s invited or not. That’s the good stuff. Film inspires me too, especially character transformation, but real people will always be more interesting than anything scripted.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d build a space where beauty isn’t just aesthetic, it’s honest. Part salon, part studio, part confession booth. I’d film real conversations and transformations for projects like Confessions of a Hairdresser, where humor, vulnerability, and a little chaos all coexist. I’d also start building a professional makeup supply house,by an artist, for artists. No gatekeeping, no fluff, just access to the tools we actually need and a space that supports real creatives. Oh. I would upgrade my kitt too!
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