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48 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2018 use duo to blend pieces. It's funny that we forget the ways and techniques we utilized as new products hit the market. We think because it's new it's better but that's not always the case. I like the older methods, things I learned from others and then re-vamper to suit the way I personally do things. I would push the make-up artists to do their make- ups the way they felt com- fortable doing their make-ups each day. Craig Reardon loves aqua color and uses it almost exclusively. Garrett likes PAX paint, I like RMG. I say there are 100 ways to make a ham- burger, but at the end of the day, it's still a hamburger. The same goes for make-up. There are hundreds of ways to do something but if one way works better for you than the other, go with it. It's not a connect-the-dot situation. It's about being creative and enjoying the process. As always, we like to give credit where credit is due. We are only as strong as our weakest link, and luckily, we had very strong links. Maxine had brought in Katherine Rees, Kimberly Beaird, Jason Orion and Ann Marie Luddy to round out the hair department. I was blessed to get the all-stars of make-up in, from Stephen Prouty, Todd McIntosh, Christopher Nelson, Greg Funk, Kevin Haney, Craig Reardon, Gerald Quist, Peter Montagna, Kevin Wasner, Steven Anderson, Ralis Kahn, Carlton Coleman, Chloe Sens, David Dupuis, Bruce Fuller, Brandi Kjarsgard, Karrieann Sillay, Greg Nelson, Jamie Kelman, Alex Noble, Jason Collins, Mike Mekash, Amanda Benzaken, Ron Pipes, Jennifer Essex, Karen Iverson and Cary Ayres to name a few. Maxine and I felt so lucky to have such a sup- portive bunch of talented Local 706 members who were there to do their best and have fun at the same time, which to me is the best part of doing this, the fun!! In all, we created more than 100 species, applied close to 5,000 prosthetic make-ups, went through gallons of prosthetic adhesive and removers, worked thousands of hours and can't wait to do it again for season two!!! It was truly a great adventure and we are all thankful we get to do this for a living. It's a great joy and honor to be part of this amaz- ing industry and I am thankful every day that I get to keep learning from my fellow artists and Local 706 members. Just when you think you know something, there is always another way to make a hamburger. • From top, left: Todd McIntosh airbrushes a Moclan arbitrator; Tami Lane and Garrett Immel apply make-up to an alien bar- tender played by Dirk Rogers; Steven Anderson applies make-up to the Navarian Ambassador; Brandi Kjarsgard with an alien. Inset: Immel works on prosthetics for an alien.