marcie paper

come by the salon on thursday, january 13th at 8pm to check out our latest artist. marcie paper will be showing her collection of small (and affordable) paintings, and we'll provide wine and beer.

artist statement...

Sneak Preview

So... I love the new ad in Bust.  One, because I love the two stylists, Katie Dolinar (one of TimeOut NY's best stylists of 2010) and Rosie Sumstad (our newest, wonderful addition to the floor);  two, because the talented Mr. Brian Fisher did the hair; and three, because the clothes are borrowed from our great neighbor TG-170!
Not to toot my own horn, I'll toot for Danielle St. Laurent.  I love, love, love the photos.  Danny and I have been collaborating together for more than 15 years on photo shoots... What can I say, she's awesome! And this is one of my favs:

we do! (do wedding hair)

Amy's client of more than 10 years, Carolyn Babula, got married at the end of October and she stumbled upon this great photographer to do the photos, who by chance happened to be one of our clients. Talk about seredipitous! She looks beautiful thanks to Rosie and Amy who did the hair and Laura for the great photos!

January Astrology Forecast

Happy New Year!

2011 brings us the start of a 7 year Uranus-Pluto square.

No, that's not a typo! Seven years of change!

The year starts off on January 4th with a solar eclipse on the new moon in Capricorn.

This is a fascinating eclipse -- even if it isn't visible in North America -- because it interacts with the chart of the US in a very big way. The eclipsing Sun and Moon make an exact opposition to the 13-degrees-of-Cancer US Sun....And, the Sun and Moon make major angles to Mars, Saturn, and Pluto.

This eclipse is about work and the lack of it. By that I mean unemployment. Unfortunately there is likely to be another round of reports about increasing joblessness. (The economic situation doesn't improve until after the Jupiter-Saturn square in April. ) In addition, the planetary configuration on the eclipse indicates a kind of standstill... Hmmm, that could mean the US Congress and its penchant for gridlock.

Yet the planets in play do signify real roll-up-your-sleeves hard work, so it is a great time to focus on goals for the year, as long as we can live with the fact that things appear to be utterly stuck.

But how about some good news?

Even though the last time Uranus and Pluto were squared in cardinal signs was between 1929 and 1933, do not despair! This combination is about change, first and foremost. Uranus enters Aries in March, making a square to Pluto pretty much on and off through 2018.

I know, how can a girl wrap her brain around this? For starters, our brains will be very much at issue once Jupiter enters Aries on January 22. For the next couple of months, Jupiter and Uranus will be conjunct in and around the very beginning of Aries. Aries has to do with the head and the brain, and Jupiter in that sign signifies an expansion of our thinking about .... our thinking. With Uranus in the picture expect breakthroughs about autism, alzheimers, brain injury, etc.

But about that good news....

2011 looks a lot better than 2010 and 2009, even with the Uranus-Pluto action. For example, apart from Mercury, there will be no retrograde passes of a personal planet.

Keep in mind that Saturn and Jupiter are both cruising ahead and away from the clutches of Pluto, and even their opposition in April isn't a bad thing at all. Personally, I like Saturn and Jupiter together -- they have a certain groundedness together and they balance out each other's unpleasant tendencies. As for Uranus and Pluto -- expect the unexpected, personally and globally.

However...Uranus in Aries may indeed fan the flames of individualism and so we may see the Tea Party's lunacy gain strength at least while Jupiter is also in Aries. (Thank god, Jupiter enters Taurus in June....)

There is repression with Uranus and Pluto but also revolution.... These combinations bode ill for immigration rights in the US unless we can harness the potential for effective community organizing that is indicated by Uranus and Pluto. don;t mourn organize

Mostly Uranus and Pluto have to do with cracks and fissures. Things will break open under this transit. Some of it will be revelatory and positive and some of it will be destructive. The core essence of things will become visible. That probably includes seeing plenty of lava flow.

We'll have seven years to figure it out!

Your January Forecast...