Hair-raising art ushers in new Thurso barber’s
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A NEW hairdresser which opened in Thurso yesterday (Thursday) is a cut above when it comes to decoration.
For The Cut Inn Barbers in Olrig Street – formerly the Hush boutique – has graffiti walls which have been designed and painted by two Thurso High School pupils.
Debbie Bain, who runs the new shop, came up with the idea and contacted the school to see if it could suggest any art students who might be interested in the project.
Jack Dunnett and Dale Murray, who are both 17 and are currently studying for Advanced Higher art, took up the challenge which they completed in a day.
The teenagers got to work on Tuesday morning about 9am and finished it at 4pm.
Debbie hopes the work, which incorporates the name of the shop as well as the artists’ initials, will give the place a trendy look and attract a younger clientele although she stressed she is catering for all age groups.
Debbie, who worked for a number of years at Cutting Edge in Wick, was keen to start her own business and decided to lease the Thurso premises from the owners of the Hush fashion boutique which closed two weeks ago.
Debbie explained why she came up with the graffiti walls idea.
“I have never seen anything like this in shops north of Glasgow and thought it would be good to do it here. It looks quite funky and I am very pleased with it. It also gave the guys a chance to show what they can do,” she said.
In the longer term, Debbie, who is a qualified barber and has an HND in business studies, would like to give young people an opportunity to train in the shop.
Jack and Dale were pleased with their efforts and hope their graffiti wall helps attract customers to the premises. Jack plans to study painting and print making at Glasgow University while Dale hopes to go to Abertay University in Dundee or Edinburgh Napier University to study computer arts.
