See hairstylist Davin Juerling transform client with elaborate braids

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. She starts by drawing a clean part down the exact center of his head.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. Murphy has been entrusting his hair to Juerling since she was 19 and working out of her house.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. Juerling separates out a section of Murphy’s hair to braid.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. Juerling uses pointed acrylic nails on only her index fingers as a tool to help her braid hair.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. When Juerling saw an image of this hairstyle, she knew she wanted to try it on Murphy.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. Her hands works like a machine rapidly spinning braids. At the end of each day she soaks them in an ice bath for ten minutes to care for the muscles she uses.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. For the final, larger braids, Juerling weaves in the smaller braids she started with.

Davin Juerling works with her client Kendrick Murphy on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at Juerling’s Twelve 19 Salon in Indianapolis. The two laugh together, recalling an old joke. After two years of working together on a regular basis, they share a comfortable rapport.