I am so excited to say that since
moving to the Champaign Urbana area I was privileged to be a part of the Urbana
Sweet Corn Festival 2012! This was the
first large, carnival type event The Joy of Facepainting had ever done and it
was a great success. It was such an
amazing event. Together, with help from
my husband, Jesse, we kept our line flowing and brought lots of smiles to
the famous Sweet Corn Festival. What a
pleasure for a fresh from the plains of Colorado girl to be a part of this
long-standing and classic festival!
I had so much fun painting a
variety of people from the C/U area.
There were both adults and children – including one inspiring woman in
her mid-80’s telling me to live my life NOW and that she was going to get a
tattoo, another woman who was feisty and fanciful in showcasing her childlike
desire to wear a rainbow butterfly whether her partner liked it or not, boys
shouting in excitement over their full face dragons as well as one
tender-hearted little girl who touched me with her sweet soft spoken
nature. The reality is that every
person I painted was incredible, whether I got to see that or not at the time. This was the overwhelming sense that I was
left with from the festival. Though I
was exhausted after it ended late in the evening hours on Saturday, I was left
with a deep, heartfelt appreciation for the ability to interact with so many
special people. 
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