Archive for October, 2010

Facepaint for Halloween

Posted on Oct 12, 2010 09:19:25 PM

I had to remove my Fiji-braids.   Awwww, sad.  My fluffy post-braids hair reminded me of woolen ragdoll hair….

…. and it’s nearly Halloween…

…. hmmmmmmm….

So, who wants to be a serial-killer-victim dolly for Halloween?

Here’s a closer pic of the makeup.

Thoughts? Other ideas for me to try? Want a tutorial on how I did it? Lemme know below! Thanks.

NZ Body Art Awards 2010 – skin, paint, paint and more paint!

Posted on Oct 3, 2010 12:08:26 PM

So, how was the weather yesterday?  We arrived at the Bruce Mason Theatre at 8am and worked solidly until 3:45pm, then there were two shows, 4pm and 7:30pm.  None of us working downstairs  saw daylight at all.  I can’t really explain how incredible it is to look up occasionally from your own work and see the other artworks around you taking shape in stop-motion jumps. At the beginning of the day it looks like the set of Spartacus, skin everywhere, then there’s random blobs of colour, then suddenly, BANG, there’s some amazing creation in front of you. 

I’m told the food was really good this year. I remember seeing trays of muffins, little pies, samosas, sandwiches and vegetable sticks being passed round.  I must remember to eat next year.  Anna and Mike hit me over the head with a chocolate bar at one stage.  I was BUSY!!!   (sorry guys)  Looking back, I do believe I was a bit too ambitious with my design, either that or I need to learn how to paint faster.  I ran out of time to put the scalework in.  Still, I’m very pleased with how it came out, especially the back.

I didn’t win any prizes this year (play small violin).  Ah well, there were 12 stunning entries in the Hand Painted Professional Category and I didn’t envy the judges their job one bit.  My entry was Ananta-Shesha, the Endless Serpent or Serpent of Eternity. In Hindu mythology, he is the multiple-headed  serpent who exists in space and holds the planets of the Universe on his hoods.   I read about him and went, yup, Love It.

 So, for those of you who have asked. Pics!  These are all taken backstage.

First the back.

Then the front.

And one with me, just to prove it.

I know it’s usually the winners that do the speeches, but you know, even if you aren’t on the winning team, every entry IS a team, so I’m gonna do it too.

Huge thank you first of all to my husband Mike, who as a first time model was patient, hardworking and awesome and got lots of compliments on his performance on stage in spite of being crazy nervous.  Also thank you Anna Klein for being my assistant once again, I’d still not be finished if it wasn’t for you!  Please always keep NZBAA weekends free.

Derek Tomes, thanks for your help with the hoods for my cobras. I had no clue where to start.  And Tigger, for taking an evening out to help me sort out my total colour choice meltdown.

Ok, now I’m going to spend the day looking at things that are NOT yellow, purple or orange. I closed my eyes last night and all I could see were flame-coloured coils. Argh!

Since I’ve stared at this design for weeks now, I’m unable to be remotely objective, so I’d love it if you could leave a comment, let me know what you think.

Thanks

Kara