I am in awe. ANGELO SEMINARA

Bamboo? Amazing.

I am constantly introduced to new levels of hairdressing as I continue my journey through the world of Cosmetology, but this time I have been taken aback with amazement. Going through this man's portfolio of work, my jaw was dropping and I kept making literal oohh and ahh! sounds. As I work on my portfolio, I am looking for inspiration from so many different areas so of course, I look to the British Hairdresser of the Year to impress me. And boy, did hedeliver!

Angelo Seminara is a protege' of Trevor Sorbie, whom I admit, I still know little about. (The website has this to say about him, though...

Who's going to let me do this to their hair?

Listed in Debretts and the International edition of Who’s Who he is the hair stylist who has won more awards than Nicole Kidman, travelled more air miles than Richard Branson and satisfied more women than even a decade’s worth of rippling Chippendales ever managed.

...which leads me to believe that as I continue my research, I'll either really love or really despise this guy! :D )

The thing I think that makes Seminara's work so brilliant is that he sees hair as a fabric and endeavors to bend the rules as much as he can. The shapes and textures he creates are inspiring and fresh. He seems to treat hair dressing like an art form and sculpts hair like clay. And his color techniques are just as inventive invoking the idea of hair as a canvas and hair color as limitless as paint.

HOW did he even do that!?!?

He is one of the leaders in the hair-as-fine-art movement, and the more of his work I see the more I am shocked at the inventiveness shown therein. THIS is the opposite of Great Clips. THIS is what I live for. Art in my work, creativity in every day. I dream of one day being this good, and perhaps inspiring a few folks in the process.

To have your mind blown, click on this photo to visit his website!