I grew up in a small foothills town in northern California’s Sierras, and earned my cosmetology license in 2006. The first locs I created were on friends in high school, but my real foundation began once I entered the profession. In the early 2000’s, techniques were passed hand-to-hand through friend circles, forums, and sometimes pearls of wisdom from my friends’ hippie parents. My techniques are rooted in old tradition, and shaped by over two decades of lived professional experience as a loctician. In 2022, following a deep pull toward home, I moved to Asheville and opened Lox Box. It was hard to leave clients that I had for 20 years, but here I’ve found my community, my husband, and that true sense of home.