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I can't quite decide if I think these dolls are beautiful or not....but the artwork and costuming on them is just amazing....

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Enchanted Dolls by Marina Bychkove

Daylesford (Melbourne) Body Art Awards roundup

So I know my loyal reader that you've just been waiting to hear how my week away competing in the ABAA and attending the convention went.

Well....

Overall it was just wonderful, all these people in love with face & body painting and sharing all their knowledge and seeing amazing works of art being created

Shame about the actual located (- not ideal) and

Shame I was living on day&night flu tabs the whole time and

Shame more people didn't enter the comps....

Shame I unbelievably forgot my Camera ( & had to buy 1 in retravision, the only place in town that sold cameras)

But altho I was totally exhausted when I got home, I really had a great time.

 

First up was the 2 hour Face Paint - won by Qlder Ayesha. Her design was beautiful and I thought it was best too.

The next morning was the 5 min Face Paint - won by Qld Marion. Quite a simple design but nice.

These 2 lovely girls were in the Semi Pro Comp with me - neither had been in a comp before or barely painted a full body. (Unlike me who has entered & painted a whole 1 before!!!).

Yep you guessed it - Ayesha won and Marion came 2nd..... I did get the encouragement award (but was disapointed due to the lack of numbers in the category...)

above -Ayesha's winning work modelled by the wonderful Kelly.

 

Below my 'award winning' work modelled by the ever so pretty Tori.

 

In the evening after the comp the models got to perform on stage -

this was the Semi Pro and Professional body art pieces

(photo by Tim Tam Photography)

the next night was Special Effects and UV

(Robyn took this pic)

with some amazing UV work (this one by Clarke)

(pic by Bec Anthony)

Some of my looks during the convention...

And my try in the graffitti workshop.....  

Oh and I shared the cutest cottage with 8 other qld painters. It was full of lovely things (lots of white jugs!), nice furniture, had a fireplace and gorgeous terraced gardens. AND we all got on just fine (a few more days and that may have changed tho!).

Next up, back to Eumundi in May!