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52 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2020 hours to get her camera-ready in full body airbrushed make- up, beauty make-up, wig, costume and contact lenses. For the Sutra make-up, I used PPI Liquid Illustrator in Mayan Gold, for most of her face/body and Mehron Fantasy FX creme make-up in gold on areas near her eyes, nostrils and mouth. I chose the bright orange eye shadow from the Viseart Bright Editorial Palette, as a pop of color against her gold-painted skin. I applied it across one third of her eyelid, beginning in the inner corners of her eye and blending inward and up. To create balance, I applied the same color under the bottom lash line, on outside corners of her eyes. I applied half lashes on top outer lash line and matched her lips to her eyeshadow, using a sheer coral/orange lipstick to tie the colors together. For this look, I omitted the use of blush and instead used a bronze/gold pressed powder to contour her cheeks and jaw line. Maxine Morris, Department Head Hair, and Maria Sandoval, Assistant Department Head Hair James and Silvi reached out to us separately, and we sent in our résumés before we even knew the name of the series. Maria had day-checked with James before, but we both knew of him because of his reputation as the "Star Trek guy." We were excited to reimagine such an iconic show with James at the helm of the departments. I had day-played on Enterprise in the early 2000s, and Maria was fresh off helming The Mandalorian hair department. We re-watched the old series to see the established alien races that would appear again, and we researched indigenous people world- wide. We looked to history for silhouettes that were classic yet could be updated to reflect other worlds. Countless Pinterest boards were shared with Neville Page, the designer, and there were detailed discussions between the make-up and hair depart- ments to ensure we presented a cohesive vision to the producers. We were so excited to get to work with Jeri Ryan and Marina Sirtis to create new images for their iconic characters. Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) has grown and changed so much, and her look had to reflect that. I air-dried her using a diffuser and Deva Curl foam for a natural, tousled look. Once her hair was 90 percent dry, it was finished with a one-inch barrel curling iron. Marina had saved Deanna Troi's last wig she wore in Star Trek: Nemesis, so we had it re-fronted and highlights put in by wig maker Anneliese Boise. Deanna's look was softened to reflect the passage of time, as was the look for Captain Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, both of whom have retired from the Federation and now lead a simpler life. For the most part, our principal characters were simple hair looks, but occasionally, we would have a day player that was a new or interesting alien race. In these instances, we would present Neville and the producers with a few design ideas, and they would help us narrow it down. The Xahean character was a completely new look inspired by photos of the Maasai tribe in Africa. Maria created a hairpiece made from a full-lace Afro wig cut to fit the top of the actor's head, then the sides and back were blended into his existing haircut with a bit of Afro Tec. For the detail, she took small sections and wrapped them with FIMO clay and then "baked" the entire piece in the wig dryer. The finished look was lightly brushed with a pearlescent EBA color to reflect light, and when combined with the make-up applied by James and custom contact lenses by Christine, it was a really unique collaboration. Our support team included Wendy Southard as our key, who was responsible for the five looks of Rios and multiple cast members. We used close to 100 wigs for the Romulans alone, each one cut and styled by Sallie Nicole, who also ran our BG with Shimmy Osman. The XBorg hairpieces were created on an "as needed" basis to fill in the areas where the hair needed to look like it had been shaved for prior surgeries, and then grown out irregularly. Afro Tec in all colors became a staple in every- one's kit, and we went through tons of adhesive. We learned to really think outside the box, using everything from zip ties to molds and hot glue. For Freecloud, we created more than 40 hairpieces with the BG team, and for the two-part finale, we brought in Pavy Olivarez to help us create more than 20 spe- cialty wigs in unique color combinations to use on the Ariels. We always say you are only as good as your team, and this was TRULY a team effort. We couldn't have done the volume of work in the timeframe we had without each and every artist who worked with us, be it for a day, a week, or the whole project. •