Birds in Flight

Miranda and Vilkas are helping me bring to life a body paint project that will also be displayed as a series of photos as well as incorporating some performance pieces. Above is Miranda painted with black birds and also impersonating one ;) Below is a layered image of Miranda w Vilkas that shows what the performance would feel like :)

Feathered Fun

Many thanks to Brittany for letting me create this Mardi Gras mask inspired design for her to go with a hair accessory I made a few weeks ago ;)

                                        Brittany is a hooper in Richmond. So cute!

Painted accessories for the bare back

I didn't get to finish this one over vacation that day, but it was a fun start ;)

Wild Animals on the Loose!

For this post I would like to feature 2 of the wildest paint jobs I have done :-)

Mavi Clay performing as a Dragon for the Firehouse Theater's Halloween burlesque show.

And Troy Michele as the city dwelling leopard for the Hull Street Festival and fashion show.

Flower Power :)

Not just floral necklaces, but also a partial body painting with flowers to match an out fit made from flowers! This weather has inspired me to keep up the florals till its too cold out ;)

Thank you Adrienne, for helping me practice this paint job for the fashion show this weekend!

G L O W ....

I recently had a gig doing black light reactive paint on party goers at Balliceaux in Richmond, thanks to Steven Ramirez. It was SO MUCH FUN!! Every body was totally into it ;) Taking pics was VERY difficult, but here are my Favorites.

Painted accessories for stand-out legs!

Here are two designs from this summer to accent your legs ;)

I had fun doing this simple design for this super cool asymmetrical skirt that was in the Hull Street Festival Fashion show!

Painted necklace with wristlet !

I almost didn't post this in order to save it for Favorite of the Month. But I like it sooo much I have to share it now :) The wrist isn't a conventional place for body paint, but I did it there as a practice for the neck. I sprayed a non-toxic sealer on it so it stayed on all night :)

Floral Necklaces!

 Miranda has been painted here w two floral necklaces to compliment her different dresses.

I will be show casing more of the these in next couple of weeks :)

A Thursday night at S@mple in Richmond Va

Here are my 2 favorites from S@mples body paint night. Leopard spots with black glitter is always fun :)

As I was having fun with this linear design, she asked me if I could incorporate her boyfriends name into it.

No Sweat...

This is a face paint practice for a heat and sweat experiment I did for an outdoor event. Holds up even after 2 hrs of working in the yard in the sun! There is a product you can use to prevent sweating underneath the paint, but it wasn't necessary today :)

Favorite body paint of the month...

This is my favorite photo for the month of July. This is Alexandra from the Return of the Curls show. I love how she is ready for the beach, including a wig and body paint! This just proves that ANY time is the PERFECT time to wear body paint ;) Come get some...

I'm experimenting with new promo cards for the Return of the Curls event I'll be body painting for today!

I love this shot of Russ with Indian inspired painting we put together for Wolfgang Jasper's play-day-shoot.

I splashed this leopard design onto Natasha for a fashion show last fall to go with her top.

Beth chose this simple design for the League of Space Pirates party.

This design is an enlarged flower pattern copied from the dress the client is wearing. Arm bands were painted to match the ribbon of the dress as well.

Covering a blemish

Adrienne had me do this painted necklace for her to cover an unhealed scar from a surgery. Can you tell where it is? Its under an orange paisley... This is a service I would LOVE to offer more!

Geisha shoot

Photographer/Designer Elizabeth Stoddert wanted to create a Geisha shoot so I helped accomoplish her vision. Beth and I collaborated on the make-up design which I painted and she did the hair and costuming. Coutney Elizabeth Ford, Heather Addley and I were the models.

Body Paint show with Brandy Page

I had an awesome opportunity to have a Painted Bodies show last Summer with Brandy Page, Make-up Artist.This is Britanye modeling hair decorations and painted accessories to match the outfit I designed for her. I'll be posting more from this show along with the other artists who helped us bring it all together!