gz-Body Painting or Improvements

Tonight was another meeting of the northern NJ Face & Body Art Guild, and I was finally able to make it again. I've missed several meetings because of the show and rehearsals. Now that we're out of rehearsals, and in fact there's only one weekend left, I've got time.And I am now, quite literally, a card-carrying member of the guild!How cute is that?This month's meeting was especially valuable,

gz-Body Painting or What an experience!

Wow. Friday night was opening night of the show I'm in, and everyone went out after, so I got home late. And then of course I was wide awake and couldn't sleep right away.I got up on Saturday at around 9 a.m., leaving for Tribeca at 10, to get to the Film Fesival. I found my place in Washington Market Park, and set up while Eric went to find parking - it took him an hour! Tha'ts how crazy and

Wicked Faire Revisited

I know that I mentioned in my Wicked Faire post that I was hired last minute to do a full body painting on a cat for a fashion show that was schedule to occur at the Faire.  The request was not to make her look like a cat, but to take my cues from the mask she'd be wearing with her ears and tail.  I had just over an hour to complete the look, from shoulders to shoes.  I did it!The model, Nicole,

gz-Body Painting or LA Fete 2010

I have had the most amazing time this past week, at the Louisiana Living Arts Festival in New Orleans, otherwise known as LA Fete.LA Fete started in 2006, when I was offered a pot of gumbo. No, seriously. I'm a member of some international face and body art discussion groups, and I mentioned in one that my favorite food was Cajun. Susie Pierce, otherwise known as Susie the Crazy Cajun, told me

A Win for Face Paint!

Kryolan Professional Make-Up, a quality face paint and theater makeup company out of Germany, is now the first producer of a range of color makeup products to receive the Seal of Quality Approval from the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation.With the increase of the prevalance of allergies in industrialized countries, the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation is working to

Tips When Hiring a Face Painter

I've just read an article by Anders Eriksson, located here.I don't know Anders Eriksson, but he makes some very good points I thought I should highlight for my readers.If you can, know your face painter before hiring him or her for a party. You do want someone who's good with kids, who can interact with them well, and who is neither bouncing off your walls nor standoffish. You want someone fun,