Before Savage Labs was a laboratory for visual effects and animation, there was the chair.

That chair was my way of turning a childhood dream of becoming an artist into a reality. At some point, becoming an artist didn't seem realistic, but barbering gave me a way to make art my career.

A haircut is its own form of art. Shape, balance, texture, detail, and personality all come together to create something unique.

That's why barbering remains an important part of the story. It's where I mastered creating with my hands, working with people, solving problems in real time, and developing the visual eye I had long before ever opening a 3D viewport.