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30 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2021 ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Eryn Krueger Mekash Eryn Krueger Mekash has 33 years of television and film industry experience. She began her career in the special make-up effects field in Los Angeles and is diversified in beauty, make-up effects, and design. Her credits cover a wide range of projects: soon to be released Run, The Prom, and Hillbilly Elegy. She is now a producer on American Horror Story, 911, Hollywood, and Ratched. Krueger Mekash has won eight Emmy® and 10 Artisan Awards and earned 38 Emmy nominations. Matthew W. Mungle Academy Award- and six-time Emmy winner Matthew W. Mungle is regarded as one of Hollywood's premier special make-up effects artists. With more than 250 film, television and theatrical projects to his credit, Matthew has earned worldwide recognition for his accomplishments in the industry of make-up effects illusion. As a child, he was fascinated with prosthetic make-up and credits The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao and the original Planet of the Apes as his greatest influences in pursuing a career as a professional make-up artist. In 1978, Matthew applied and was accepted into Joe Blasco's Make-Up Center in Hollywood, the premier academy responsible for launching the careers of many of the film and television industry's elite make- up artists. Matthew's impressive list of film, television and theatrical credits include Bram Stoker's Dracula, earning him his first Oscar in 1992, followed by a second nomination for Schindler's List in 1993, a third nomination in 1996 for Ghosts of Mississippi and a fourth nomination for his transformation of Glenn Close and Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs in 2011. Matthew's career continued to draw industry recognition for television projects Salem, CSI & NCIS and films Lee Daniels' The Butler, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Terrence Malick's Voyage of Time and Hillbilly Elegy, to name a few. Matthew's first major theatrical work came with the Tony Award-winning musical Wicked. He and his partner, John E. Jackson, founded W.M. Creations, Inc. in 1987, a company which developed products for make-up artists & created make-up effects & prosthetics for the TV & motion picture industry. Matthew retired in 2016 and continues to educate and influence up-and-coming make-up artists worldwide. Patricia Dehaney Patricia Dehaney has been recognized with an Academy Award, Emmy nomination, and multiple nominations from the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild for her work on Vice, Sharp Objects, Sully, and Interstellar. She has worked on films and television productions, including The Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk, Parks and Recreation and Grace and Frankie, among many others. She is a regular collaborator of actress Amy Adams. front and back hairline that was colored to be incorporated into the wig. Afterward, she would head over to make-up with Devin Morales. Her hair style was in a high ponytail or have up for this period to give a more youthful look. As we all know, this is when the teamwork comes into play as we move the actors back-and-forth from make-up and hair in order to make the call. A variety of adhesives were used— Matthew Mungle's, KD's, and Bluebird. 2012 STYLES Mamaw's second wig was only used in her last days. It had little less density and more white added to the gray. Most of the same techniques were used to rough it up. Bev's lifestyle led her through some rough times that can be unkind to the aging process, and also showed in her hair. This wig was made with a curly textured hair at a level six with added gray. The cut was more one length slightly angled from the chin. Styling was air dried and slightly diffused using B&B Beach Spray. Lindsey's hair style was created from her natural hair for this period. To blow dry her hair, Tony used Tsuki blow dry spray from Shu Uemura and curled with a med iron. Many other characters came through the trailer and were transformed into representing the time and look of the Holler and a small town in Ohio. Meeting this family and seeing their reactions to our interpretations was touching and made for one of the most memorable projects I have ever been part of. •