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24 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2019 in the crown, then highest point of her head. He framed her face by following the shape and contours of her cheekbones and forehead and ended by using the tips of scissors to cut into the haircut to soften the shape and create texture. Stacey Morris executed on model Ryan McDaniel a medium- dark Caesar with a mid-bald fade blended into an equally dense beard. She demonstrated doing the haircut with two different techniques to achieve the same end result. The first example of the bald fade was done on one side by first balding out the bottom of the fade below the temple and then fading out the line created up into the longest length on top. The second example of the bald fade was executed on the opposite side to match by fading down to the lowest level of the blend closing the clipper to a zero gap at the bottom of the fade below the temple. Quan "Q" Pierce ended out the demonstrations by giving his model a temple fade with a beard trim. Model Anthony Vasquez has curly hair, so for him a temple taper is the best look. It's a low fade along the temporal lobe of the head. Using an Andis Master clipper open to start the cut and manipulated the fade using the purple Andis 2, 1 guard to finish the fade. On top, he used shear work to balance the top to connect the haircut. GUILD NEWS CRAFT EDUCATION Quan Pierce, affectionately known as "Q," is one of the entertainment industry's premier barber hair stylists. Q has led the charge in style innovations and cu ing-edge hair concepts for "Jackie Robinson's" signature coif and "Tony Stark's" landmark goatee. Q's fi lm credits include Avengers 2-5 and Endgame, Captain America 2 and 3, Iron Man 2 and 3, and most recently, Top Gun 2 and the upcoming Space Jam 2. Even more impressive is his catalogue of personal clients, including the likes of Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., and will.i.am. He has a 2016 Emmy Award nomi- nation for "Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie," for his work with Anthony Mackie and Bryan Cranston in the HBO movie All the Way. Q is the quintessential stylist to the stars and continues to raise the bar on what it takes to provide superior ser- vice in the industry where the criteria is to make every client look picture-perfect. Stacey Morris, who does business under the pseudonym Stacey Kutz , is o entimes referred to as the "Stylist to the Stars." Stacey spent most of her early youth in New York City. For the last 30-plus years, Stacey has been an established barber stylist based in Los Angeles, and caters to the demands of high-profi le clientele that span across the music, sports, television and fi lm industries worldwide. Stacey became the personal barber for familiar names like Kid- n-Play, Teddy Riley and Guy, New Edition, Doug E Fresh, Kwame, Mike Tyson, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. In addition, Stacey soon became the barber for other A-list clientele such as Heavy D, Puff y, Sean and Marlon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, Riddick Bowe, The Rock, Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade. Stacey is a Guild Award- and two-time Emmy-nominated stylist. Her work can be seen on America's Funniest Videos, Black-ish and The Voice.