Melissa Thun

Position: Private Educator

20+ Years of art, hair and nail experience, she found her true calling in nails and the magic of hand painted artwork. She is the owner of Cherry Blossom Salon in the southern Oregon coastal town of North Bend, on Coos Bay. Competing since 2014 with 1st place finishes at the Oregon Nail Expo as well as placing 3rd in her first veteran Nailpro Competition in 2018. As an independent educator, specializing in hand painted and 3D artwork, she loves to teach and mentor all generations of nail techs. In her free time she enjoys crocheting and needle work as well as camping and spending time with her 3 rescue cats and pit bull. Her biggest supporter is her husband Ryan.