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 :)

Fancy Feather Face

Here are a few more Feather Face applications, plus a multi-flower Hair accessory ;)

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 ;)

Textural body paint from the beach

I painted this one onto Ryder at the beach, inspired by the texture of the sea oats in his hair. 

After some time off..

Sorry I've been gone for a while ;) Much re-organizing still to be completed.

 VERY exciting!

This one I painted over vacation. This inspired a future project that I'm hoping to do with 2 models :) 

My Conversion Wrap Dress Design

This Dress was featured in the opening scene of the Hull Street Fest Fashion show last month. 

 Here are the front and back views in order.

 The dress looks great on any size model as you can see below. Each of the models is wearing the same conversion dress wrapped a different way.

It can be custom cut to suit your height. Each dress will fit 3 different standard sizes. As you can see here, Missy is modeling the very same dress as the sample above that I am wearing. I'm a 4, she's about an 8. The black and white stripped dress here is cut to fit sizes 0-4. I have made patterns for this dress for up to size 26.

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 :)

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 ;)