Hiring a Special Artist From Theater to Hair Replacement By Stacey Handel, Owner, Garde Bien Spa Salon, Knoxville, Tennessee It was serendipitous. Yes, it was meant to be. I was introduced to Siobian Jones through a client. Don’t we love our clients? The client had no idea what a "ventilator" was but knew Jones' skills with wigs were something my salon could use. Siobian had just returned to the area and was looking to expand her wig design business. Most of our clients wear human hair wigs and toppers. These are expensive, and periodically the hair is pulled out from brushing and styling or the cap becomes damaged and unwearable. During the past year, along with everyone else, we have experienced great delays in some orders and repair services in both wigs and toppers.
Michigan, and Aveda Fredric's Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.
costumes. And from that point on, I helped out with the shows.
Q: What inspired you to work with wigs and how did you enter the theater hair business?
From there I started volunteering for anything that would feed my creative soul. I did hair and makeup for a couple of haunted theme parks, a couple of dance companies and sorority events. I always dreamed of working in entertainment and at that point, my dream was being fulfilled. The costume designer, Heidi Ortega at Johnson Theater at Murray State University, recommended I become the official cosmetologist for the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City. That was my first professional job in theater. When I showed up I had never
A: My first experience in the theater was when I was 21. I had a client who was on the board for Play House in the Park in Murray, Kentucky. Turns out they were in rehearsals for "Footloose," the musical. She asked me to be a dancer. I thought, "Sure why not?" Turns out I was not meant to be on stage. Backstage was where I found my place, I did hair and makeup. I loved going through the clothes and shopping for
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Now we are able to do these minor repairs and replacement hair in-house, which has been a godsend to our guests. Siobian can retip extensions, offer wig maintenance and color refreshers, customize wigs with gray additions and design wefts along with other original creations. And because Siobian is a licensed cosmetologist, she sees overflow guests for a variety of services a few days a week along with other projects from her own studio, The Mighty Wig. Siobian sat down with me and answered some probing questions. QUESTION: What is your educational background? ANSWER: Tennessee School of Beauty class of 2003. In addition, I took many continuing education classes through the Douglas J Aveda Institute in Lancing, THE LINK MAGAZINE
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