Our Team

Check out what makes us unique.

Jennifer Murphy-Connolly has wanted to be a hairdresser since she was 7 years old. She went to hairdressing school right out of high school and has been creating amazing styles ever since. Her passion lead her to become a Senior National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems in 2005 where she has shares her knowledge on stage to hundreds of others as well to small local salons in the New England area. Sharing this artistry made her want to build a team all her own to see grow into amazing stylists. Jen also knew from being a stylist for over 20 years, she was unique in wanting to listen to her clients and helping them maintain their colors and styles through sharing the "how-to's" and product knowledge so they walk around like they just stepped out of the salon. This belief lead her to establish Art+Craft Salon in 2010. As a Master Colorist and Haircutter, Jen trains the Art+Craft Team. Her passion is creating dimensional hair color with a customized haircut to enhance the look.

Jen is a wife and a mother of two growing boys. She loves watching them play hockey. In her downtime she enjoys traveling with her family to Disney World and to hair shows with her best friend.
Jen's work can be found on the salon's social media.

Anastasia Newkirk is a stylist at our hair salon and graduated from Aveda Institute in 2017 and has a RI. and Mass. license. She has explored a variety of roles in the beauty industry taking her from the suburbs of Boston to the cities of Greece, but now is excited to find a home at Art+Craft Salon. She excels at meeting the needs of her clients. Her passion for creativity and expression shows through in all her work, and she looks forward to learning from Jen and her talented coworkers. Anastasia's passion is for haircutting, highlighting and creating natural looks through the art of balayage.

In her spare time, she loves to cook. Check out her work on her Instagram as well as the salon's Instagram

Sophia Pierce always loved being creative with make-up and thought she would like to be a make-up artist some day. She realized quickly that her passion for colors and tones are even more exciting in people's hair. Sophia decided to go to Vocational school to pursue a career as a cosmetology to have the best of both hair and make-up. This is where she met Jen, a National Educator for Paul Mitchell and Owner of Art+Craft Salon during a training at her Cosmetology class. She secured her Mass. Cosmetology license while being a part of Art+Craft team and now in training to be behind the chair. Sophia’s passion is creating fashion (Unicorn/Vivid) hair color, women's haircuts and men's haircuts. Her caring personality and sense of humor are assets to our salon. She is currently a Junior Stylist at our salon. All her work is over seen by Jen to ensure the highest quality of work.

When Sophia isn't with us in the hair salon, She has a love for animals, specifically reptiles. She spends her time caring for her diverse at-home zoo. She also enjoys music and art as well.

Melissa Clarke is a Junior Stylist in our hair salon. She has been a licensed hair stylist for three years. Her passion for hair and makeup made her pursue this dream career after a few years of college. Melissa attended hair school at Toni & Guy Academy in Braintree in 2017. She began as a salon assistant for three years in a salon in Dedham before joining us. She has a serious passion for all aspects of blonding and loves creating custom colors to enhance any look. As a Junior Stylist, all her work is over seen by Jen to ensure the highest quality of work.

Melissa is a serious coffee drinker and enjoys cooking. Her and her friends enjoy traveling to find beautiful places and experience them together. Melissa’s hidden talent is her gorgeous voice. She is professionally trained as a vocalist and loves to sing in choirs.

Patti Murphy is our reservationist and joined our team on 2019 to help us ensure the best experience during our busy times at our reservation desk. She is a fantastic addition to our team and has a great personality to greet you as you enter our space. She will take care of your future appointments and ensure you leave with the take home products that you need to duplicate your style created by your stylist. Outside the salon, she is a passionate photographer and loves spending time with family.