Mark Reid Face & Body Art Course - Exeter

Mark Reid (http://www.markreidart.com/) is coming to the South West!! Sharon and I took his course a few years ago and he is a very talented face and body painting artist and teacher - so if you want to learn from the best, book on quickly!!

Dates and info:

• Exeter, Devon - 23rd & 24th June
- Jenny Marquis jennywrentms@hotmail.co.uk 01872 222941

• Knutsford, Cheshire - 26th & 27th June
- Chris Bailey baileyc@hotmail.co.uk 01565 722081

• Hemel Hempstead, Herts - 28th & 29th June
- Juliet Eve Juliet.eve@ntlworld.com 01442 400786

Please get in touch with the local contact in the first instance.

2-day courses at each venue,
• First day Face Painting. As well as covering the basic skills improving techniques, Mark will introduce some ideas for new masks, new girl designs and, I’m sure, his classic fanciful, feline faces!
• Second day Body Painting. Mark will be teaching all the basics: Finding the right model and photographer, composition, how to plan a design and make it work with the body, pasties, g-strings, hair, nails, etc. Students will paint a body along side Mark and when finished, he will cover the posing and photography part of it.
• Have a look at the inspiring pictures painted by Mark in my album, this will give you an idea of what he will bringing to each class!

Costs:
• 2 day course will be £225 and if you only want to book one day, then £125.

Booking:
• Places are limited and Mark’s courses fill up fast, so please contact either Juliet, Jenny or Chris a.s.a.p.
• Then complete the booking form (download from www.facadeacademy.co.uk ), and send it with a deposit of £50 per day to secure your place to:
Façade Academy, 5 Livingstone Walk, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6AH
• Any queries, please ring Juliet on 01442 400786
• If you would like to arrange local accommodation, contact us for ideas.

Also - if doing the Body Painting day, you will need a model! You are welcome to work on one model between two painters if you wish.

Body Art at Hobbs Fashion Show 19th June

Cats Whiskers will be creating some of our stunning body painted clothing on two models for the Hobbs Fashion Show in Bristol at the Colston Hall on Saturday 19th June. This is billed as the largest independant Fashion / Dance & Music event in Europe and the show starts at 8:30pm. The event is organised by Doug Hobbs of Hobbs Hairdressing and all profits go to Meningitis UK.

For more details take a look at www.hobbs-style.co.uk ad for tickets contact the Box Office at the Colston Hall: www.colstonhall.org or 0117 922 3686.

See you there.

Helen

www.catswhiskers.biz

Face Painting for Combat Stress at Hagley Hall - 4th July

Hagley Hall in Worcestershire is celebrating it's 250th anniversary this year and as part of that celebration they are hosting an event for all the family on 4th July.

The event coincides with two other large celebrations in the global calendar. American Independence Day will be celebrated with a Mustang and Spitfire air display whilst the Men's Finals at Wimbledon will be available for all to watch with your strawberries and cream on big screens!

The primary purpose of the whole event however, is to raise money for, and focus attention on, the very worthwhile cause of Combat Stress (http://www.combatstress.org.uk/).

There will be plenty of other activities on hand to keep the whole family entertained - including a team from Cats Whiskers offering face painting!

This is a ticket only event and tickets are available from Hagley Hall by telephone to the Events Office - (01562) 887290 or via the internet (http://www.hagleyhall.com/whats-on/combat-stress/).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best wishes

Helen

http://www.catswhiskers.biz/

Banksy artwork stolen

Ever fancied buying a Banksy original piece of art?

Well, obviously the price tag was a bit much for these two who chose to smash a gallery window and leg it with two pieces of his work worth £16,000!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8691261.stm

How rude!! ;o)

Helen
www.catswhiskers.biz

Who invented Velcro?

In a search today to find some Velcro dots for our sign packs, I came across this supplier in Yorkshire. Not only were they the most cost effective solution to my problem - but I was really interested to read about the history of Velcro. Sometimes you get so used to using a product that you forget to ask how it came into existence.

Anyway, if you fancy a short read to learn some interesting trivia the link to the article about who invented Velcro is here - http://www.scfsupplies.co.uk/who-invented-velcro-c97.html

Enjoy!

Best wishes
Helen
www.catswhiskers.biz

Fantastic Balloon Modelling Training

Len and I joined the talented Graham Lee from Balloon Art Wholesale, at Avonmouth today to play with balloons and put together some new designs to impress our clients.


We rediscovered a design for a Red Arrow aircraft and developed balloon designs for a Dinosaur, Lion & Tiger - and many more!!

It was also a fantastic opportunity to catch up with some of our entertainer friends. :o)

Yours twisted,
Helen
Www.catswhiskers.biz

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Face painting humour

Practising face painted rabbits at our last training night - spot the difference ;o)

Helen

www.catswhiskers.biz