March 2020

Advanced Haircutting Online,
In the advent of the global crisis that we are faced with today, I have decided to create an online communication with previous and future attendees at the academy. Just as a side note, please beware
of other online haircutting companies and business posing as Art of Hair Academy.
artofhairacademy.com is the domain url listed in the State of California as a non-profit organization since 1997. All the information and instructions are formatted to teach the Vidal Sassoon Training
Program originally for the staff in the UK and USA.
Thank you for your continued support even after the passing of Vidal in 2012.
John Paul Strand
artofhairacademy@gmail.com

February 2020

Fashion Week just ended in New York. The circuit travel to Milan, then ends in Paris.
Sometimes in between London gets in there and have their own fashion week.
This is Rose, a model at WM model agency in Paris who's hair I did for a photo shoot for Marie Claire France. I would like to share some of the things I do outside the salon.

February 2020

Dawn of a New Year. Apologies for long absence of blogging. This is a new image to represent our New Website for 2020 via a simple template from GoDaddy.com

Art of Hair Academy

This photo was shot at Cafe de Flore in Paris. I honestly like photos that look more natural.

Art of Hair Academy was concieved in London long before Vidal Sassoon sold the company in 1983.
John Paul Strand was in his early teens when he moved from London to San Francisco in 1975.
John Paul work for Vidal Sassoon as a stylist on Grant Avenue and taught at the Vidal Sassoon Academy on Ellis Street.
He was then recruited to open and teach at the Vidal Sassoon Academy at 740 North Rush Street in Chicago with Director, David Lister, while also working at the Vidal Sassoon salon on North Michigan Avenue under manager Keith Zenobia.
A 10 year veteran of  Fashion Week in NewYork, Milan and Paris. John Paul Strand lived in Paris and San Francisco. With the awareness of the digital age, John Paul acquired the domain and  registered Art of Hair Academy in 1997 in the State of California,  (Marin civic center).
He has an EIN number.
The current location of the salon and the academy is in the lower Nob Hill District in San Francisco.
There have been a number of attempts to use/buy the domain name:
ART OF HAIR ACADEMY and artofhairacademy.com
including a Japanese make up product, which now also has a hair product company: SHU UEMURA.
Yes, the imitations are flattering but please don't ever think that I with give up my domain.
Thank you.

keep calm and carry on

We just finished our Spring and Summer Collection last Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Novato, California at Le Cut Salon. Thanks to all who attended, we had a blast!!!

Next up is our Hands on Seminar, also in Marin but this time Sabrina's Salon is Sponsoring the event.
Hands on is the funnest for all our staff because they can surely stretch creativity and design to the fullest.  Our attendees have been growing in the past 3 years, coming out of it with more confidence than ever.
Save the date: April 21, 2013 Sunday 10-3pm
We are presenting the latest trends...

AHA t-shirts, mugs, pencils, handbooks and workbooks.

  The handbook of the instructors that will contain a structured sequence for every haircut that will be taught.
The work book is for the attendees which will contain head sheets, notes sheets for sketches
and notes during the seminar.
So far AHA has created T-shirts, mugs, capes, pencils, certificates, workbooks and handbooks.
This products are not for sale but are personalized and distributed during our events.

Academy announces Agenda, Exhibitors and future events

It's Oct.22 Monday and it's stopped raining and GO GIANTS!!!

The newly inked Paul Brown just messaged from the hair convention in New Jersey.
Obviously with Ashanti performing.
By weeks end, Paul is flying in to SF and will be our guest at Art of Hair Academy Fall/Winter Collection scheduled this Sunday, Oct 28th, from 10am-3pm.
Apparently, Paul met up with Tim Hartley, formerly of VS and Davines and they decided to extend an invitation for Art of Hair Academy to tour Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo first quarter in 2013.
Sabrina who sponsors her salon in Kentfield  is currently in Paris and will be returning this Friday the 26th to greet attendees at the Seminar Sunday.
Unfortunately, AHA co-founder, Tony Trono and AHA Director, Jill McGillis will not be present this Sunday but will be re-joining us for AHA November "makeover" series starting  Nov. 4th, Sunday, sponsored by a major hospital in the Peninsula.  (tba)
Art of Hair Academy will introduce our attendees with a newly designed " Advance Creative Education" (ACE) workbook and personalized pencils. The Art of Hair Academy Instructors Handbook will be released on the 3rd week of January 2013. The Instructors Handbook will represent the structured method training for all AHA teaching staff.
Greg Fernandez, owner of GCF Dynamics and an AHA Director will introduce the first of the Renbow colour application series also scheduled this Sunday.
Regina Plaza, AHA Admin, Treasurer and Director will be over-seeing the events progress.
Boris Oak, founder of Evolh and AHA contributor will also be helping out.
California cosmetology school students with Aveda (Cinta) Institute, Paul Mitchell and Marinello's in San Rafael are also scheduled to exhibit their avant-garde interpretation  for Fall and Winter.
jp strand will begin the 10 am introduction, a visual story about the "strands", Q&A, cut demo and guide the event.
Inquiries shoot me an email to jp at jp@jpstrand.com
thank you :)