80s Hair Salon Artwork: Why?

As a fan of hair cutting and general hygiene, I would like to send a message to all of the hair salons out there who think it's a good idea to post "chic" 1980s stylized posters, ala Patrick Nagel, as artwork in their businesses.

Ermm-hmm. (That was throat clearing.)


Dear Salon Owners Everywhere:
It scares the bejeezus out of me when I see those 80s-style posters hanging framed in your shops--or worse, as part of the awning that hangs over the exterior of your sad little business. The women in these paintings are TERRIFYING, and no one wants their hair. Let me say it again: No. one. wants. that. hair. The butch, spiky black hair with kabuki makeup is frightening to children, and frankly, to most adults (even if they won't admit it). Ask yourselves, has anyone ever once come into your shop, pointed at a poster and said, "THAT! That is what I want. Make me look like that woman!" No. Of course they haven't. Don't be stupid. So why have these posters? I've been forced to look at them in hair salons since roughly 1988, and they never go away.

I'm afraid we've come to a point where I will walk out of a salon, just solely based on principle, if I see these images on the wall. Really. I passed one by just the other day because of a freaky 80s awning. I have to figure that whomever put them there either, A.) Lives in a cardboard box, eats tuna out of a can or shoe every night, and found those things in a dumpster somewhere, and therefore can't be a skilled stylist, or B.) Really thinks that it is 1987 and hopes that I will really like my new Dixie Carter look. No, no, no!


I've included a few examples below so that all salon owners can remain vigilant and purge their hair huts of all of these cockroaches of the hairdo world. It must end.

Hugs and Tickles,
Katie

Let me just say that if I owned a hair salon, I would name it The Coif Cabin and would have artwork more like this:

Pixie Stix Couture

What happens when you combine Pixie Stix, modeling glue, too much time, and overwhelming curiosity? Well, it's not as scary as you might think. Look - I made art!

Does this guy look familiar? He's woolly, my mascot! And he's made entirely out of Pixie Stix powder!

Here are some pictures of his creation. It was a fun process of sketching, then smearing glue, then sprinkling piles and piles of color-coded Pixie dust all over the paper...a cat walking through the whole thing...and then shaking off the excess candy. I wish I could tell you that the resulting portrait smelled fruity and sweet...but it just smells like glue. Trust me I keep sniffing it thinking it might fruiten up.

In addition to woolly's portrait, I made a Woolly the Blog logo - also made entirely out of Pixie Stix powder. In fact, I added it as a permanent fixture on this blog, so look for it at the very bottom of the page!

Anyway, it's not like I was going to eat more of those decade-old Pixie Stix after nearly needing to have my stomach pumped just after New Year's. And I couldn't just let them go to waste! Now my Pixie Stix will be immortalized forever in art!