Our Team

Check out what makes us unique.

Artistic Director/ Stylist
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 led her to become a Senior National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems in 2005 where she has shared her knowledge on stage to hundreds of others as well as to small local salons in the New England area. Sharing this artistry made her want to build a team of 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.

Senior Stylist

Sophia has always loved being creative and unique with makeup and originally was interested in being a makeup artist. However, after attending hair school at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School, she fell in love with hair and found her passion there instead. She secured her Massachusetts Cosmetology license while being a part of the Art + Craft team and is a full time stylist. She loves creating bright and dimensional blondes, vivid and bright rainbow colors, as well as undercuts and side shaves. She is an enthusiast of anything color and loves the creativity that being a hairdresser entails. Her caring personality and wild sense of humor are assets to our salon. She is currently our Senior stylist at Art + Craft.

When not at the salon, Sophia has a strong passion for music, art and animals. She has her own at home zoo with diverse mixes of all sorts of reptiles and amphibians as well as mammals.

Stylist

Rebekah Gable has been a part of our team since 2021. She obtained her Cosmetology license and will be graduating from Tri-County Regional High School in 2022 where is studying Cosmetology. Rebekah met Jen earlier this year while she attended a color class which Jen was teaching. After Rebekah spent time with us, she knew that we were the right fit for her. She is passionate about learning what it takes to be the best stylist behind the chair and will be promoted to a stylist position soon. Her favorite work she does behind the chair is formal hair, coloring, and hair cutting.

In her free time, Rebekah loves to read, enjoy the outdoors, play with her three puppies, and spend time with her family.

New Talent Stylist

Lexy White is a certified Bobbi Brown makeup artist. She started her career as a beauty advisor and manager at Ulta. Her five years in the beauty industry helped expand her diverse techniques for runway, bridal and tv makeup. Attending Cosmetology School at Tri-County in Franklin, she worked towards getting her cosmetology license and discovered that hair styling is her true art and passion.

Lexy joined Art and Craft in 2022 and is enrolled in the assistant program. Her training under our Artistic Director, Jen Murphy-Connolly has been extensive and is now ready to start her career as a stylist building a clientele. Lexy's favorite part about what she does is making women feel beautiful about themselves.

A few fun facts about Lexy is that she is fluent in French, loves longboarding and can always be convinced that today is a great day for ice cream!

Salon Coordinator

Emma Blake is a beauty artist that graduated from Toni & Guy Cosmetology school in 2022. Her love for the beauty industry has given her the opportunity to be Art+Craft’s Salon Coordinator. She is also exploring options to become a certified in eyelash extensions specialist. You will find her in our reservation area where is helping securing your future appointments.

In her free time you can find her taking photographs, playing music, doing anything Disney related, and spending time with her animals, family, and friends!

Reservationist

Patti Murphy 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.

Rising Star

Eden Dumas is a Cosmetology student at Tri-County Regional Vocational School in Franklin and will be graduating in 2024. She is looking forward to receiving her cosmetology license by the end of June! As a part of a vocational school, Eden has had many opportunities to explore other careers but quickly realized her love and passion for Cosmetology. She quickly sought out the opportunity to be a part of the team at Art+Craft Salon after attending a class Jen taught at Tri-County.

When Eden is not at the salon or at school, she enjoys hanging out with her family and playing with her puppy. She also loves to bake, especially for events or other people.