Once upon a time…(not that) far, far away…

Pat began twisting balloons. It all started when she watched a co-worker making some balloon animals and thought…”I can do that”! Well…it was harder than she thought.

She worked at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City where again she saw people making balloon animals and one of them asked if Pat was interested in becoming a clown.

Well after 1 year of being involved in the Olympic program she bought her first balloon kit.

30 days after the Olympics and the Paralympics were over PadyCake was BORN! She was found in full costume making balloon animals for kids at a make a wish function on Easter Sunday 2002!

Her new passion is making smiles and to bring joy daily to people everywhere!

Jill “Silly Jilly” Schmidt started clowning in 1994 because of a St. Louis Community College non-credit clown class. She’s thankful to instructor Karen Owens. Also in 1994, Jill started twisting balloons at restaurants. Restaurants are her favorite type of gig, and she’s provided table-side entertainment almost every week for 19 years.

For 15 years she’s twisted balloons at a pediatric dentistry once a month. She enjoys having co-workers there and being invited to the company parties as friendship is the only thing she misses from her 1988 to 1994 office job at Washington University.

Most of Silly Jilly’s parties are birthdays and she also does holiday parties, grand openings, and schools. Silly Jilly’s entertainment specialty is balloons, specifically cartoon balloons, and she’s also a face-painter and magician.

Christina Davison is the founder and owner of AmaDazzle Arts. She has been
entertaining the public since she was 16 years old, first as a violinist and
later cellist with the Amarillo Symphony. Then in 1990, she started her own
pony ride and petting zoo business, which operated successfully for 20
years. In 2004, she added face painting to the choices for the birthday
party business, and soon became overwhelmed by its popularity. Within a few
years, the face painting business was so busy that she began recruiting and
training more artists, and teaming up with clowns, balloonists, and other
entertainers in the area. Christina is always looking for ways to grow and
improve her artistic abilities. During her pursuit of knowledge, she is
always learning new techniques, styles and “tricks of the trade.”

Christina has studied with many of the top artists in the world of face
painting, and is now in demand across the US and around the globe as an
instructor herself. She has painted, taught and competed in several major US
cities, as well as in England, Austria, Japan and Australia.

Kara got her start drawing and illustrating with black marker on her mothers walls at the creative age of 2. Also growing up on Comic books, Saturday morning cartoons, Kung Fu theater and creature double feature twisted her mind quite nicely for her future career. Since then has gone on to complete her degrees in Fine Arts/ Teaching, Graphic design, Anthropology and Chemistry. While in college, Kara explored body adornment from cultures around the world. Henna being her first love and Soon Face and body painting followed from a quick trip to Canada to see Cirque in 1993. In 2001, Finding life as a chemist rather unfulfilling, Kara started a Children’s art studio call Art on the Spot. Her love of Teaching, Painting, drawing and sculpture,was a perfect fit with her now thriving face painting and entertainment business of 20 years, named the same.

During the last four years Kara has been teaching and competing in the Face painting world. She has won several local and  International awards. And is the creator of the “I’m an Artist, your rules don’t apply” T-shirt, specifically made for all the crazy people who should wear it.

Amy Medina is a Face and Body artist from Southern California and has over 20 years experience as an artist. Amy’s passion for art was sparked as a teenager when she began studies in the art of porcelain painting and through these studies she mastered the fundamentals of her artistic skill set. About 12 years ago, Amy began working as a Children’s Entertainer/Clown which awakened a passion for Face and Body Painting!

Amy’s work as a face and body painter has been recognized with awards from West Coast Face and Body Painters, Snazaroo, Face and Body Art International Convention as well as having the honor of being an instructor for FABAIC and Living Canvas. She also teaches classes in her local area.

Other claims to fame include being a guest artist on the hit TV show “The Doctors” in a segment discussing the art of pregnant belly painting, aired December ’08.

Amy found other artistic outlets to quench her thirst for her artistic expressionism by exploring mural design & creation and decorative painting.

www.enchantedbrushstrokes.com

Daydreamer Face & Body Art is owned and operated by Lacey Bailey. Lacey has been involved with make-up and special effects since the age of twelve, when she would surprise her parents by horribly “disfiguring” her little brother. She then moved on to theatre make-up and moulage for EMS training purposes. After many successful endeavors, such as starting her own theatre company in Keflavik Iceland and working as a production assistant for Pegasus Films, Lacey decided to leave the comforts of weekly paychecks and health insurance behind to start the always exciting and mostly terrifying career of a professional artist. Shortly after being introduced to body art by fellow artist Dawn Dewitt, Lacey started Daydreamer Face & Body Art, LLC in 2005. Since then Lacey has painted thousands of happy children’s faces at fairs and festivals around the country as well as full body models for companies and events such as Red Bull, Budweiser, Nascar, Sturgis and Laconia Motorcycle Rallies, and Fantasy Fest. Lacey teaches an assortment of art classes for the Derby Recreation Center in Derby, KS as well as body art and Special FX at conventions around the country such as The East Coast Face Painting and Body Art Convention, Face Paint University, and West Coast and Midwest Haunters Conventions. Lacey teaches private workshops on Special FX and Stage Makeup as well as Build-A-Face® and Build-A-Body® workshops with business partner Dawn Dewitt. Lacey loves her career and can’t imagine doing anything else

Kim Brennan is Manitoba’s only ICNHA Certified artist which makes her one in five in Canada. She is an internationally renowned Henna master and body artist that has taught from India and London England to all over Canada and the USA. Her summer is spent in Winnipeg where she lends her skills to doing most of the high end Indian Bridal henna for the South Asian community and her fall and winter months are filled with travel and study. This is the time she spends designing pattern books that are sold through her publisher at Henna Caravan and the styles vary from the traditional to Steampunk art used by henna artists and tattooists alike. Her passion for the body arts is driven by the joy she gets from happy clients. Immediate gratification and the ability to create on the spot is a huge motivator.

For well over a decade, Kim has been serving the henna community and her skills range from traditional Indian bridal, to Arabic design all the way to tattoo style art. She has taught with, and studied under, such painting greats as Pashur, Wiser, Jinny, Mark Reid and the Wolfe Bros. which has made her a sought after artist on the conference circuit and a skilled teacher to help professionals push their art to higher levels. Her henna has been noted by on several television stations, Mera Desh Magazine, IndoCanadian Telegram, Winnipeg Weddings and many more publications.

Robin Slonina is the owner of Skin City Body Painting, one of the most successful body painting companies in the USA.  Robin’s work has been featured on MTV, Fox, Lifetime, Spike, Showtime, Univision and more.  Her work was most recently featured on the 2012 Latin Grammys and a Super Bowl commercial for GoDaddy.

She paints models full-time for film, television, promotions, events, theater, photo shoots, fashion shows, parties, conventions and more. Robin has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and 9 years experience as an art instructor.

Her classes are well-organized, informative and fun!  Please visit her website for examples of her skills: www.SkinCityBodyPainting.com

Nina Greville is a make-up artist, face and body painter in Orange County, California.  Her company Tickled Pink has been in business since 2003.  Nina’s love of make-up began in high school in her native England where she would apply make-up for the drama department.  She went on to study performance art in College where she learned to apply make-up for the stage.  Her fascination for face painting began when her own children (who are now part of her face painting team) were young.

Her clients include, Natalie Mains, Jeff Probst, Dave Grohl, Flea, Denise Richards, Ben Affleck, Joely Fisher, William Baldwin  and Gwen Steffani to name a few.  Greville is also a Make-up artist with MAC cosmetics, were she was chosen to travel to Las Vegas to body paint for the Posh Paradise unveiling.  She has been teaching make-up, face and body painting for the last 6 years.

Jay has been face and body painting for over 12 years.  He first got his start in the industry at Enjoy Your Face, Inc. painting at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.  Since then he has catered to high end celebrity parties, rock concerts, major sports teams, corporate events and even college sports teams.  Mardi Gras and Fantasy Fest are now a staple of major events that Jay attends.

Currently, Jay can be seen on FABATV.com featuring his tribal and line work classes.  This unique style of painting developed in the early years while body painting in nightclubs throughout the Orlando, FL area.  Orlando Museum of Art took note of his work in his early years as an artist and featured him in 4 exclusive displays featuring his artwork.

He can be seen from coast to coast as he tours the country doing workshops and gigs alike.  Sillyfarm Supplies Inc, is currently working with Jay to feature his unique style of designs in a step by step book.  In addition, his DVD’s can be purchased showing stroke by stroke his method of brush work displaying immaculate line work.

One of the biggest feelings you can walk away with by attending his class is a feeling of accomplishment.  Jay tries to personalize every class by catering to their needs.  From cutesy wootsy girl faces, dazzling eye designs, cool boy faces, tribals, super heroes and villains;  Jay tries to share his knowledge to anyone willing to learn.