The Artistic Pursuit of Senior Sara Sasser: A Journey Into the World of Hairstyling
Senior Sara Sasser has always been a creative person, with a flair for the arts. From playing the violin and viola to cooking delicious dishes, her imaginative mind has always shone through. Her latest artistic pursuit is hairstyling, which she has taken up with great enthusiasm.
Sara’s journey into hairstyling began in ninth grade when she started cutting her own hair. She had been disappointed with the outcome of her haircuts at salons, so she decided to try cutting her hair herself. She practiced on her sister’s and her own hair during quarantine and expanded her service to her friends.
“I ended up doing my own hair most of ninth grade, and at some point, people saw how my hair looked, and my friends were like, ‘Okay, your hair looks fine; you’re not ruining anything; I’ll trust you with my hair,'” Sasser said. “I also don’t charge people money for it, so it’s just like a free sort of experiment for both of us. They get a free haircut, and I get experience.”
Sasser’s hairstyling skills have been praised by her friends, who have enjoyed the comfort and ease of her hairstyling services. From cutting long hair to styling complex hairstyles, Sasser has transformed her friends’ looks with ease.
Ashley Sasser, Sara’s sister, has also praised Sara’s hairstyling skills, saying that it’s been great having Sara do her hair, especially at the beginning when she was excited to try new things, and Ashley was more down for anything. Ashley has also noticed Sara’s improvement over time, and how she has become more confident and accomplished in her hairstyling skills.
One of the unique aspects of Sasser’s service is the flexibility and comfortable environment that is created for the haircuts. She performs these haircuts wherever the customer feels the most comfortable, putting emphasis on being flexible with schedules and locations.
“It’s really a mixture of whatever the other person prefers,” Sasser said. “I try to make people as comfortable as they can be. If they want to do it at their house, I’ll cut their hair there, or if they’re more comfortable at my house, they can come to my house, and I’ll cut their hair in my bathroom.”
Sasser’s passion for hairstyling is fueled by her artistic prowess, which allows her to experiment and try new techniques. She views hair as an artistic medium, where she can make beautiful intricate shapes and textures, something that inspires her a lot.
“I view hair almost as an artistic medium because you can make such beautiful intricate shapes, and it has such a good texture in it, and there’s so much variance in what you can do with it,” Sasser said. “It feels like an endless form of creativity that’s also 3D, and comparatively, to my other artistic forms of expression, it’s more tangible.”
Sara has been generous with her services, taking on free haircuts to help build her portfolio and gain more experience before going to cosmetology school or starting professionally cutting hair. Her friends have been grateful for the experience, and they have formed a symbiotic relationship where they can experiment and try out new hairstyles without fear of judgment.
“Even though Sara is not a professional hair stylist, she’s really good at listening and being understanding, which adds to the whole experience,” said Piper Martinsen, one of Sara’s friends. “One of the bonuses of having a non-professional do your hair is that you don’t need to know any technical terms. You can just show pictures, and there’s no judgment if you stumble over explanations of what you want.”
Despite having experience in hairstyling, Sasser is always looking to improve, experimenting with new techniques and styles. As with any type of art, there are bound to be mistakes, and Sasser has had her fair share of them. However, she is quick to adapt to any issues and finds ways to fix them.
“Every now and then, when I’m trying a new technique, I’ll mess up the start of it, and it’s immediately concerning to me because usually I’ll accidentally mess up on someone else’s hair,” Sasser said. “But, I figure out a way to blend it into whatever I’m doing and kind of hide the mistake as best as possible.”
Martinsen sees the ingenuity Sasser possesses in artistic mediums, with Sara constantly coming up with new ideas. She believes that Sara’s willingness to try new things and work at improving her hairstyling skills is what sets her apart from other hairstylists.
“Sara is always good at figuring out cool new ways to do things,” Martinsen said. “This is present whether it’s through her photography, her cooking, or her hairstyling. She’s willing to try new things and work at it until she improves.”
Sara hopes to continue hairstyling in the future and is grateful for the experience she has gained so far. She plans on expanding her social media outreach to gain more customers and showcase her skills.
“Right now, it’s a lot of word of mouth,” Sasser said. “I have posted pictures of people’s hair that I’ve done in the past on my personal Instagram, but at some point, I would like to market to more people and be able to do more peoples’ hair than what I’m doing right now.”
In conclusion, Sara Sasser’s hairstyling journey is one that is filled with passion, creativity, and a desire to improve. Her friends have been lucky to have benefited from her services, and with her willingness to experiment and try new techniques, she is set to become one of the best hairstylists in the future.
