Scouting Locations

I went out today to scout for shooting locations for the ScissorBoy Cutting Edge Hair Show. Found a couple of nice places on Waikiki Beach. Wow, it was bright today! It was hard to open my eyes without squinting.

Ulupono Academy Interview

Interview with Joannie Rossiter, Dean of Education at Ulupono Academy – A Paul Mitchell Partner School

I met with Joannie Rossiter today and did a Spotlight interview with her for the upcoming The Cutting Edge Hair Show Series. She did a kick ass interview. I can’t wait to release this. She shared her story with me and I was impressed to say the least. Not just because of her achievements but because of the quality of person that she is which came through big time in this interview. Thanks Joannie!

ScissorBoy at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design

ScissorBoy a few promo shots from my scissor Education Class today at Hawaii Institute of Hair Design. I think there were about 30 students total plus a few of the instructors who all made me feel welcome. I think even the instructors got some good value out of the class. Look forward to seeing you next time!

ScissorBoy Talk at Honolulu Community College

I walked into this school and was immediately impressed with their set up. The two main instructors greeted me right away and ushered me into the classroom. This was one of the best set up schools I’ve taught at. They had a mounted digital projector and screen which was always ready to go. We had a few minor glitches getting the presentation off my computer and into their computer but after about 10 minutes we were ready to rock! The class went for about 90 minutes followed by Q&A and students looking at shears. I got this little clip to remember them by. Thanks Honolulu Community College for a great class! I look forward to doing another ScissorBoy Shear Knowledge Class here again soon!

ScissorBoy at The Paul Brown Institute in Oahu

ScissorBoy with Mari’a Nelson – School Principal

Today I went down to the Paul Brown Institute and taught a scissor education class. Gave the students my best information on how to take care of their scissors, talked about scissor sharpening and how to choose the best scissors.

ScissorBoy takes over the big island!

ScissorBoy on the Big Island of Hawaii

After a half day of hard work ScissorBoy had a chance to jump in the ocean. The water was rough and I got pummeled. I learned a new trick of diving under the waves just before they hit you. That helped. But I still got pummeled and ended up with about 1 pound of sand in my hair that took 2 days to get out. Plus an added bonus of sinus irritation.

First thing in the morning I headed back to Waimea to visit Layne and the girls at Graciela’s again. Got a little promo pic while I was there. (below)

Graciela’s Salon in Waimea

My last stop of the day was to visit the lovely ladies at Intrigue Dezign Salon: An Aveda Concept Salon back in Kona. (above) I think I was there for about 90 minutes and I could have easily sayed for the rest of the day. They were a lot of fun.

Is this the Best Burrito Restaurant in the World?

After searching the world (or at least the US, Canada and Mexico) I have finally had the best burrito ever. If you ever visit the Big Island you have to visit Señor Billy’s about 15 minnutes south of Kona. I sometimes eat 4 burritos a week and have easily been to over a hundred different restaurants. This is by far the best!

Before diving into the burrito I took a 2 hour drive out to meet one of my clients Layne at Graciela’s Hair Salon in Waimea. We have been speaking over the phone since last summer and I’ve sharpened for the salon through the mail and it’s always nice to finally make the connection between the voice over the phone and a face in person.

After making a few stops other salons in town I headed over to Hilo.

The highlight for me in Hilo was connecting with Enid from the local Cosmoprof store. We hung out a talked for a bit then checked out some of the local salons.

Big Island Adventure

The Big Island Adventure begins

Last night I arrived on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The first thing you should do when you visit the Big Island (IMO) is read through “Hawaii: The Big Island Revealed”. It (and the rest of the series for the other Hawaiian Islands) is the best for giving you good information on what to do and where to go. I was amazed at how much this island had to offer. It has lush juggle rainforests, tons of huge waterfalls, volcanoes, beautiful beaches and a list of fun adventurous things that will keep you busy for months. It seems to have more stuff to do than any of the other islands I’ve been too. Unfortunately I only have 3 days and I’m going to be working for most of them.

Paul Mitchell Class with Stephanie Kocielski’s

“Tools of the Trade Class” with Stephanie Kocielski’s

Today I went to drop off sharpened shears to students at the Ulupono Academy and was able to sit in on Stephanie Kocielski’s class “Tools of the Trade” where she was talking about some new tools that Paul Mitchell is introducing. I was only able to stay for a few minutes. From what I saw she was a great speaker and lots of fun. I’m definitely going to follow up on having her as a spotlighted artist for the ScissorBoy The Cutting Edge Hair Show.

Ulupono Class

I taught my first class today at the Ulupono Academy: A Paul Mitchell Partner School

What a great class. I loved it for several reasons:

1) It was the first time my father had seen my presentation. I’m glad I’ve had the chance to give the class about 50 times so I could get the bugs worked out. I think he was proud of me for putting on such a good show.

2)The students were great. Everyone was having fun and participating and learning (i think, I got some good points in;-)