Gretchen Evans
Educator, Owner
Gretchen has been working as a wig maker since 2005. While attending school at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music (UC/CCM), Gretchen spent her summer building wigs for the Utah Shakespearean Festival (USF) in Cedar City, UT. After receiving her MFA in Wig and Makeup Design from UC/CCM in 2007, she spent two years as the wig master at the Cincinnati play house and 3 summers as wig master at USF before moving to New York City. While in NYC, she spent 8 years in the studio of Charles Lapointe and Tom Watson. As studio manager, she oversaw wig production, taught new employees how to make wigs, and built wigs for various Broadway shows and films. In 2016, she moved to the Atlanta area where she continues to build wigs for film, as well as private clients.
Live Virtual Classes
Seeing a gap between virtual classes and in-person classes during the pandemic shutdown, Gretchen began to offer LIVE virtual classes conducted through zoom. This allows eager students who are unable to travel great distances to dip their toes into the wig making world. Gretchen currently offers Virtual Knotting for Beginners in a small group setting several times a year.
Wig Making Workshops
A quick 30 minute ride from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, I Make Wigs is located right off the historic square of Fayetteville, Georgia. There are several hotels and dining options within minutes of the studio to make your stay convenient as you learn to artfully create wigs.