Art is a lifestyle. Art is everywhere we go and within everything we do. I have always been a creative person. Even now, I get these untamable urges to use my hands and just make stuff. I have always enjoyed writing, cooking, drawing, sewing, etc. I think one of my biggest fears is not being able to use my hands or mind to their fullest abilities. 

It is no wonder I decided to become a hairstylist. Although making it a career for 15 years kind of just happened. I was in my first year of college, at Bowie State University, with absolutely no direction of whom I was and what I wanted to do with my life. All I knew was I HAD to go to college and make something of myself. Although with all my innate creativity, I had never thought of using my creativity in pursuing a career. After one semester, I decided college was not for me, at that time. I just wasn’t happy. But, I could not just say I was dropping out of college. Oh no, I had to have a plan and a plan that made sense. So I thought about it a little. I thought “what I can do in the mean time, while I figure this ‘thing’ out?” I had dabbled in doing hair through out my teenage years. I would braid my “little” cousin’s hair and my grandmother would pay me. My sister would ask me to cornrow her hair and i remember one time I gave her these gawd awful straight back cornrows that looked like they would all unravel with one good sneeze. To this day I can’t believe she rocked those cornrows out in the streets. I also had friends that would want me to braid their hair, and it would be times I wanted to try out different things with my friends or my own hair. The plan then became to go to Cosmetology school. In the mean and in between time, I figured out what I REALLY wanted to do. My parents were supportive of my decision for the most part, and at that moment I did not realize that was the beginning of what I thought would be brief lasting a lifetime. 

So here we are 15 years later, I am still a Hair Stylist. I have to admit I have done pretty well. I have a regular clientele and stay pretty busy, and I still enjoy it very much. Of course we all have our woes at our jobs about certain things, but for this to have been a pit stop I cannot complain. 

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When I started painting and wanting to share that part of my creativity I could not just abandon hair. Honestly, I truly believe I have some clients, family and friends that would not allow me to either. There have even been times when I have felt I am just ready for something new, exciting and challenging. Hair honestly has become a safe and stable place, and my Taurus side needs safety and stability; my Aries side craves the risks. So, the question became, how do I still stay a hair stylist and share my passion for painting? 

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The Art of A Savage was created to bring all of my creativity under one umbrella. I offer hair services that create and maintain healthy hair, and in addition I get to be creative and share this creativity in a totally different way in the same space. 

As far as the visual art of The Art of a Savage I am still trying to figure that out. Right now, we have original paintings, meditate and paint art kits, and other cool merchandise for sale. Also, I am always thinking of new things to offer. Hopefully in the near future we will host art and lifestyle events. But for real for real, I am really trying to figure this part out. The Art of a Savage is a journey. It is a journey that I am inviting you on and I want to share in the hopes that I can inspire, help, create and gain different perspectives, show understanding and/or empathy in a world where we are all on a journey and at times can feel alone in this “thing.” 

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The Art of a Savage is where art becomes a lifestyle. It is a safe space and it allows us to be free. It is full of stories and emotions. My hope for The Art of a Savage is that when you visit this site or the salon studio you leave feeling encouraged, enlightened, and/or renewed and will want to tell a friend to tell a friend and come back. Thank you for visiting and if you got this far, thanks for reading. Peace.