Return of the Curls... Curls Gone Wild Favorite Pics!

This lovely burgundy dress, hair and paint combo was my favorite of the day ;)

And Sisterly Grace was the dance performance group I painted. They totally rocked it :)

Recent Performers I have Painted!

I also did the feathers on Khalima :) In order of appearance below: Khalima, Performance Dance/Belly Dance/Performance Art; Madam V, Singer/Performer;  Feival Chiari, Performance Dance/Hooping.

Golden Statuary

Here's Natasha as one of the Golden Statues for an upcoming fundraising event at the Science Museum. Very excited !

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 :)

moody sky painting

This was a practice for a full body coverage painting I'd like to do next week. I'll try to keep you posted ;)

League of Space Pirates after party for VA Comic Con

This is one of my favorite events. I love L.o.S.P. and they always let me paint and costume everyone however I choose :)

 Adrienne in Leopbird costume with headress of masks and other accessories I put together. Feather face and a few spots too!

 Javon transforming into a robot ;)

 Manna let me do her feathers for the first time. Very exciting :)

Thanks to Jason for letting me paint him ... AGAIN...

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.

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 :)

August Favorite: The Goddess Among Us...

I know I've been goin' heavy on the body paint posts lately, so....

For my August Favorite I'd like to feature a costume :)

Veronica wanted a sexy tunic with accessories for a photo shoot she had in mind. 

So we set out to capture The Goddess Among Us.

Paisley Yumminess ...!

I was really excited to paint this piece, clearly inspired by the wearers skirt. Tedious work, but worth it ;)

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...

Ftera photo shoot

I don't get to paint many guys, so this was exciting ;) I did the paint and make-up for Elizabeth's shoot.

Return of the Curls fashion show

These are my favorites from the fashion show Return of the Curls where I painted 10 runway models. 

 This was one of my favorite paint jobs!

 Jameson Deloach ran the fashion show and asked me to make broad strokes w 1-3 colors in mostly geometric patterns.

Each model was painted with colors to match or accentuate their outfit, accessories and/or make-up.

Ftera photo shoot

I did the face paint and provided some props for this curious photo shoot. Leyla is the model, photographed by Elizabeth Bowie. See more of Beth's work here: www.elizabethbowie.net