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Without further ado, I'll get straight into the point of this post. I promise to try and make it interesting if not entertaining.
So picture it, it's been over four years since I've made a wig let alone wigs, due to an incident that left my right hand partially paralyzed, permanently. Every day simple routines that consist of me using my hand is very challenging. I never once thought about the importance of nerves and muscles along with the vital required usage daily, until this. Something as simple as picking up an apple with this hand, or dare I even say it, typing this post, requires great concentration to get my limb working. With that said, perhaps we'll visit details surrounding that story another time when I'm able to have a glass of wine again. Well wait... no shade but then again, I may not share (and you probably don't care, and that's okay 😂), only because I don't want to relive the past and make the situation be all that I am. I definitely don't want to cry you guys a river with this atrocity, I only want you all to understand that when you are supporting me, you are in fact supporting someone who's life has drastically changed and this person only wants to make the best of that change.
Although I am not a licensed cosmetologist, I do come from a background of hair styling. I started styling hair at the age of 12. One of my mother's best friends paid me faithfully every two weeks to wash and style her hair into a roll (where are all my old school folks? Ya'll may understand this assignment, 😂). I then braided other students' hair in high school. As I transitioned into adulthood, I began cutting hair, continued styling, did weaving techniques, coloring, started loc journeys and I was even featured in Salon Digest magazine (ahhh...good times). I began making wigs in 2012 when I wanted to be Amber Rose and rock the bald look with blonde hair. On days that I wanted long hair, I wore a wig, curly hair? No problem, slap another wig on. Wigs gave me the opportunity to be someone different at my discretion. However, because my hairline wasn't like the average wigs displayed in stores; I spent a lot of time trying to position my unit to cover my excessive hairline and sideburns. To help with my own personal dilemma, I began creating and customizing my own wigs to fit my ginormous head. Sidenote: my momma always said I have a football head, and I think she was right about that.
Anyway, I began to really enjoy creating wigs. Eventually I ventured into creating closure pieces of all kinds. Creating hair pieces became such a therapeutic journey for me. It was a way to drown out the noise away from home. Somehow, my job at that time, wasn't so stressful anymore because I was creating what I considered to be art, during my time off. And like any artist, I wanted to perfect my craft. I used any free opportunity I had, to practice and make my work perfect. And to test my waters, I began to sell my creative hair pieces on small marketplaces. I was growing, and loving every moment of it. When I wasn't able to create hair pieces anymore over the course of these past four years, I was very hurt. Believe me, I tried to get back into it after the incident, my hand was just not budging. I was so hurt about it, I gave up making hair pieces all together and said f*ck it, I'll just work my 9-5. I was so pissed off and angry about my injury, I threw all my hair sh*t out. Every. Last. Piece. I mean not one lick of resource left to say perhaps start again?! (make note of this as it may be useful information as we go along with individual writing pieces of each unit. I am hoping you will find it funny because it certainly wasn't funny to me as I was exploring) I wasn't thinking about saving any of my materials at all. I'd completely given up on myself.
And then (I'll be very transparent here), I suffered the loss of someone VERY dear to me; my only child (this is another topic that I may share later. I do want to be in a mental space where I can openly talk about that without becoming choked up and crying, because it is very important and could potentially help or even save others. However, right now...it's still fresh and I'm still trying to get through the acceptance stage).
Hence, the reason I'm back and decided to push myself....So here's the tea; I'd brainstormed ways to help me cope with my loss and I had the brilliant idea of getting back into making hair pieces, help take my mind off of the tragedy, and keep me busy. I've literally just started back up in July of 2023, yikes! It makes sense because it's what I love, it pushes my limits, and I get to help others on my own accord. It's always been very therapeutic for me mentally, and now it will be physically therapeutic (at least I hope so😣). But this time is different, I had the thought of not only exercising my creativity but taking it one step further by becoming a Cranial Prosthesis Specialist (oooooof). I want to take my devotion to others in need of hair replacements further and bond with them like I never have before. I want to provide more durable hair replacements. I do intend to continue creating and hand crafting cosmetic hair pieces to help strengthen my physical and mental abilities in areas that I once was able to accomplish while going over and beyond the unexpected. Simply because the possibilities are endless.
I write this blog with the intention for my clients, visitors, readers, friends, associates, and family members to feel closer to me; understand my own method to my "madness" if you will, and be with me on this healing journey (I am trying not to cry as I write this). I write this blog to help others understand my motivation, because perhaps it may help others in need of advice aside from a hair replacement. It may help others achieve a goal of their own personal healing, because what happens to us does not make us. We make the best out of overcoming what has happened, and it really costs nothing to be kind. So I will leave this post with, I hope you enjoy my writings. I will add posts for each unit I create, handmake, and produce so you are able to get a feel of what I was thinking during the process, and what I feel the result is or should be. Rest assured, each piece is well thought out, I do take pride, and my time in creating them, washing them, taking pictures, and posting to my websites so updates may take some time and I humbly ask for your patience. My goal is to not only educate you and let you into my world, but make you fall in love with my work and OUR journey through life and all of its hardships.
If you've gotten to this point of my blog without falling asleep, thank you. 💕
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