August 2018

I am a face painter and body artist. I love painting kids faces, adults faces, pregnant bellies, bald heads, cheeks, hands, arms, legs… if it moves I’ll paint it. 

I started painting professionally about 13 years ago. I’ve always been an artsy person doing many things: cake decorating, jewelry making, painting, drawing, and more. I’ve also been a musician since childhood, playing several instruments, singing, writing music and even had a band for about 7 years. 

My entry into face painting came when I came home from doing some face painting at church – before I really knew what l “real” face painting was. A friend had mentioned that we could probably make some money at a local festival, which I mentioned to my 20 yr. old daughter. She’s a real go-getter and the next thing I knew I was a face painter. 

Thirteen years later I’m still painting and loving it. The smiles from the kids and adults alike are what I enjoy the most. 

The most fun I’ve had painting involves the opportunity I had to paint a guy who was bald. He brought his daughter to a Halloween fright place I was at and decided to get his done too. He told me to do whatever I wanted and gave me free reign over how he would look.

I decided to make his head into an evil pumpkin. It turned out better that I had hoped. I loved it, he loved it, and his daughter was thrilled.

He came back the following year too and allowed me to do whatever I wanted. I made his head look like he had no skin-just tendons and muscles. So much fun!

In my life I’ve always believed that a professional is someone who gives more than they get from their job. I taught my kids this as they grew and have seen them excellent in their professions because of that mindset. I always do my best to do this with every face I paint.