Face painting is a fun and exciting addition to any party.
Let me transform your little angels into little monsters, and vice versa!

Cathy Malcolm is a face painter, balloon modeller, writer and mural painter .

I also do glamour make-over parties, arty parties or creative writing workshops.

With face painting, I take pride in making every face as individual as possible. A full face takes approximately 5 - 10minutes, and the quality is of a very high standard. More elaborate designs (unsuitable for large parties) can take up to a quarter of an hour. Time and care are always taken to match the face with clothing or a party theme or a favourite character/story. This is just one of the things that sets me apart from other painters. My artwork ranges from gruesome monsters to the prettiest butterflies.

I don't limit myself to restricted or repetitive designs and will paint anything! However, if you have a favourite character - bring along a picture because I might not know what it looks like!

I use Snazaroo, Grimas, Kryolan and Wolfe Brothers paints - which are hypo-allergenic and easy to remove with warm water or baby wipes. (If in doubt ask for a skin test on the arm). I am a fully insured member of F.A.C.E and I am fully CRB checked. and I am available for private parties, corporate or promotional functions, festivals and educational events.

Some testimonials:

" Just a quick message to say thanks for the fantastic service you gave the girls yesterday. I think you will be the talk of the playground on Monday morning. All of the Mums thought the faces were brilliant and were asking for your contact details."

And here's another:

"Thank you very much for your time today - both my husband and I were very impressed and the children loved it - they looked great. If ever I am in need of a face painter again you will be first on my list."

And another about a workshop:

"Just a quick note to say thankyou for the face painting workshop you ran for us. We had very positive responses from all involved! And a big thankyou too for the photos, they're great!"

And one from WWF at Whipsnade Zoo:

"Thank you very much for all your hard work on the day! The feedback has been fantastic!"

And a make-over party:

Thank you so much for joining us at Ellie's party last Sunday.  She enjoyed it immensely and so did her friends. Also a big thank you for the Photo CD, which is fantastic as we forgot to take photos ourselves ! We have recommended you.

Here is a selection of companies for whom I have painted: , Accenture, Argos, ASDA, Affleck's Palace, The Big Moo, Bletchley Park, Blue Zebra PR, Borders Bookshop, BMW, Costcutters, The Citizen Newspaper Group, David Lloyd, DHL, Dobbies Garden Centre, Debenhams, Domino's Pizza, Gertronics, Glastonbury Festival 04, 05 and 07! Harvey's Furniture Store, Jeep, John Lewis, Marks and Spencers, Mitzis Hotel Group, Mercedes, Moods Nightclub, MK Bowl, MK Theatre, MK Gallery, MK Hockey Stadium, Nando's Restaurant, Nickelodeon Junior, Olney River Raft Festival, Optical Express, O2, O-bay, Parklife Festival, Respond, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Silverlink, Scrivens Opticians, The Stables Theatre, Tesco, Thameslink, The Centre MK, Urbis Gallery, Vauxhall, Waterstones, Whipsnade Zoo, Willen Lake, Woburn Safari Park, WWF, MK Xscape and many more... plus don't forget all the countless children's birthday parties, festivals and fetes!

I am a tutor of face painting for ACE - MK council's Adult Education programme and for the last four years I have been one of the official face painters in the Kidz Field at Glastonbury Festival (see above). I will be back at Glastonbury this year in the Kidz field so come and say hello! I also painted at the Harry Potter book launch at Waterstones! Basically, I will paint at any kind of event, be it a large corporate do, a hen night or a child's home based party, and I can put you in touch with extra painters / entertainers for larger events.

This year I have accepted bookings for various fetes, corporate events and birthday parties throughout the Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire area, but I still have lots of spaces on my calendar.

I am not completely booked up, so please call if you have an event or party. I don't mind travelling long distances if you pay a bit extra. I am also available as a photographer.

Any child who doesn't want their face painting will instead be offered an arm design or a balloon animal / flower. My collection of face paints and glamour make up is vast! For a certain type of child (and we all know the type I mean) I can even do gory Special Effects make-up such as dripping scars, dropped eyeballs and extended noses! Go on, give me a challenge!

Murals

Why not commission a unique mural as a birthday present? Here are some I did recently...

For face painting and murals, please check out my galleries (buttons top left) of pictures from past events then book me to add a little sparkle to yours!

Tel: 01908 282 363
Mob: 07766050342

email: catherinemalc@yahoo.co.uk
Ask for Cathy

 

Other party services offered:

Laminated 6 x 4 photographs

A new and very popular optional feature I now offer at parties is laminated photos. The birthday child gets his/hers for free, then you can buy (arranged in advance or on the day) pictures of the rest of the children for £2 each to put in party bags. They have proved incredibly successful - the kids love them, and because they are laminated they will last for years. Parents love them because I am a professional photographer and they get to see how beautiful their children looked before they smeared jelly and cake all over themselves! For this optional feature, I bring my high quality digital camera, portable printer and laminator to the party and print them out in time to put in party bags.

Workshops:

In addition to being a face painter I am a fine artist and a professional writer. I am also a qualified teacher (CRB checked and a member of the IFL), so if you want something quieter and more creative I can entertain your children with an arty-party or a creative writing workshop.

Arty party / workshop

For an arty party just choose from a number of arts and crafts including: painting, pottery, mask making, frame making, 3D work, sculpting in clay, Pysanky (Ukrainian egg decoration, greetings cards, puppet making or whatever you want to do. Arty-parties can also incorporate games or dancing or face painting.

Creative writing workshop

For a creative writing or poetry workshop, I can come to your house, school or hall and engage the children / adults in creative writing activities, including story creation, poetry writing and rythmic drama sessions. I have a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and have written six novels. I also teach high level novel writing and short story creation classes to adults for MK adult ed.

Play parachute

I have a large multicoloured play parachute for younger children (up to eight years old) and a parachute party involves lots of games. If you want to book me for face painting, I can bring it along and do a few games after the face painting (depends on time and number of children). This involves lots of energetic and exciting activities and games guaranteed to wear them out by home time! I can bring the parachute with me as a free extra!

Airbrushed tattooing

Instead of face painting I can offer airbrushed tattooing using a compressor or a compressed air canister. Airbrushed tattooing is very effective, but it is a bit smelly, drippy and noisy and only really suitable for parties or functions with lots of guests (age eight and above). The compressor requires a plug socket and the tattoos last for 6 days. These are very popular with older boys and girls. Tattooing is also available using dab-on pens instead of the compressor.

Glamour make-over party

If your children are aged between seven and twelve, why not hire me for a glamour make-over party? I have a comprehensive range of lipsticks, lip gloss, glitter dust eyeshadow, nail varnish, sparkle hair spray and lashings of glitter in all the latest colours! Each child poses for and recieves a laminated photo of thier "look" at the end of the party. An optional extra is the Singstar Karaoke machine for the other girls to play with while I paint their friends (£20).

 

PS: While you're still reading, let me tell you about my paintings! I exhibit regularly with the MKSA and accept commissions. Here's a sample of some oil paintings - Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean and a tornado! If you're interested, I paint to order.

If you prefer something smaller and cheaper, I can do a sketch, pastel drawing or etching...

 

Now that you've seen what I can do it's up to you how you choose to have fun! Go on - let me help you add a little sparkle to your life!

I also do illustrations...

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