Wisconsin’s Amy Becker will be judging the 1st Nail Show & Nail Competition.
So it’s 5:01am and I’ve been up for a couple of hours now. True, I do need to go in early today, but in a couple of days I’ll be participating in my first nail competition and I’m just re-reading the rules and trying to envision the day while the tea brews and the laundry tumbles dry. A month or so ago, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as nail competitions, but it completely makes sense. Working with nails is truly an art, a skill, and with so many techniques and hours of training put into form (and function) it helps to have mentors and to continually challenge yourself. Education is a key factor for competitions, but the thought is still a tad daunting. As intrigued as I was at the idea, I’ve tried to back out for weeks now. Unfortunately, or fortunately for me, someone stepped up to the plate to serve as my nail model.
I met Tonya when I was looking for someone to practice new techniques on, and she became a client shortly after. Working on her is always fun because she has great patience, is willing to try pretty much anything, and just seems to be there in the moment with me. When she was getting a fill done, a co-worker walked by and noticed Tonya’s long fingers and said, “You should be her model for the competition.” Tonya jumped at the idea and wanted to know everything about the event. After that I had no way out.
Latest set of competition practice nails
The Nail Show & Nail Competition will be held Monday, May 10th at:
Sheraton Brookfield
375 S Moorland Road
Brookfield, WI 53005
General Admission $35 (gift bags included)
This is the first nail competition held in Wisconsin since the 1990’s, and has great sponsors and demo areas. Wisconsin’s Amy Becker, a Top 25 Competitor and Nail Magazine “Nail Technician of the Year” recipient will be judging the events. Amy recently won 1st place in the US Invitational Gel Nail division at the International Beauty Show in Las Vegas.
If you are a nail tech and would like to enter, you may still come Monday morning to register – you need to be a part of this!
If you have an interest in nails, or are a nail tech that doesn’t want to compete but is looking to keep up on the latest, come to the demo/show area. Please spread the word as this is an initial effort to build skills and mentors in nails for the midwest.
Show Schedule:
8:30 am Registration
9:00am Competition Opens
Multi Media Art and Flat art submitted
9:30am All Art Entries Closed
Competition Briefing
9:45am Competition Begins
11:15am Competition Ends
3:30pm Award Presentation
4:00pm Show Closes
9:00am-4:00pm Demonstration Area Open
Sponsors and Demonstration Areas – Masterworks, Young Nails, depileve, Earthly Body, Satin Smooth, China Glaze, SpaFinity, Spa Ritual, Nail Pro Magazine, Nails Magazine, Medicool
May is Burger Month and Milwaukee is celebrating big time. Thursday, May 6th begins the first of 3 days of filming by Food Network’s Food Wars, which is set to declare the best burger in Milwaukee.
Last May I posted on my favorite burger joints , making note of the peanut butter and bacon burger as a first and all time favorite from The Bear in Chico, Ca. If you look at recommendations that came in from readers, Sobleman’s made the short list, but AJ Bombers? Nowhere to be found.
This could be because AJ had just opened in March of 2009 at the corner of Knapp & Water. The brainchild of Joe and Angela Sorge (she was a Brew City Beauty) , AJ Bombers was something fresh and new. From the p-nut bombs to the unique and flavorful food, it offered a new school menu the city needed.
p-nut bombs
Sobelman’s has long enjoyed a history as a city favorite, and that could be the reason Food Wars came visiting to consider an episode. For whatever reason, they passed that first time. Sobelman was determined to be on the show, and in a recent interview said he contacted Joe Sorge to get a battle going.
He picked the right battle. AJ Bombers, strong with a tech savvy crowd, launched a social media campaign to get the network’s attention and Food Wars agreed to take them on. Who will win the war though? My bet is on AJ Bombers. They’ve got the whole package. Somehow a peanut butter burger made it onto their menu in the last year too – hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
A little AJ Bombers spoof, courtesy customer
If you can make it to Milwaukee, filming begins today through Saturday.
It doesn’t bode well for emerging fashion that this group loses sources of funding after 16 years of inspiration.
RIP.
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we are are posting this. After struggling for the past 18 months since the economic crisis, Gen Art has finally succumbed to the recession.
During this challenging time we did everything in our power to adjust our business to these new business realities by cutting costs and seeking out alternative funding solutions. However when a major, new, corporate partnership unexpectedly collapsed a few weeks ago, we found ourselves without sufficient resources or time to overcome this sudden and substantial loss of revenue. Their decision had the unintended effect of pushing Gen Art over the edge. We have now halted all operations, have let go all of our amazing staff, and shuttered the business that we hope was in some small way was as close to your heart – as it was ours.
We will be forever grateful for the support of so many individuals and corporate partners over the last 16 years who have believed in the vision and mission of this business. Whatever we have accomplished has been made possible through the hard work and dedication of the incredible Gen Art staff, interns and legions of volunteers who have given so much of themselves, their passion and their talents to the common causes of discovering and showcasing the new generation of talent.
It has been an incredible journey and experience.
We will always remember the good times and proudly think back on the opportunities created for so many emerging artists through the thousands of fashion shows, film screenings and festivals, live music performance, art fairs and competitions we have produced across the country since 1994.
We hope that where we have left off, others will step up to help fill the void.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala This gossip girl wore one of the few short dresses of the evening. You like? Look at the skin and the pose – very Giselle. The nails? Barielle’s Sand-al Chic
It doesn’t bode well for emerging fashion that this group loses sources of funding after 16 years of inspiration.
Stunner. The messy ‘do even works. Reminds me of a dress SJP wore a couple of seasons ago.
I just can’t wrap my head around this couple, but she looks fab as always.
This gossip girl wore one of the few short dresses of the evening. You like? Look at the skin and the pose – very Giselle. The nails? Barielle’s Sand-al Chic
