1st time competing ...

...and I won 3rd place! Yay!!

I set a goal and I won I'm so glad I came to Bodyssey in Calgary and I have benefitted more than I can even comprehend I'm sure. It'll take a while to come down from this high I think. I've met so many awesome people. It was so great to meet Criss right away and hang out during the event. We both loved the vendor room way too much...not looking forward to the mastercard bill. But I am looking forward to playing with lots of new products. It's nice to see what the instructors use and recommend. I learned so many tips that would have taken years to learn on my own. I had two 'masters' (full day) classes with Lucie Brouillard. She's such an awesome person and amazing artist. I got to sit with her during the gala and meet her family too. I think we'll be seeing a lot more of her work now that's she recognized as the world's best. She was interviewed on CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/ID=1577207588

I ran out of time to do all the detail I'd planned on doing on my design, but I did cover him from head to toe. The theme was fashion through the ages so I painted 'Thor, God of Thunder'. I went with the authentic style of viking fashion and not the hollywood version. As I showed him off on the stage I said that Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets, they were just 'horny'

My model is a 5'6" dark skinned drag queen, so it was pretty funny to paint him like a white viking. His mom is actually part Norwegian, so I told him I just brought his heritage out in him. He was a riot. I met him through a friend of mine. He's in the middle of a 'divorce' from his partner of 11 years and I helped him move the night before the competition. Some people bring snacks for their models...I helped him move.

Here's some of the photos. I focused on getting Thor's face done and ended up with about 10 minutes for the model's face and quickly got his shoes done in the last 2 minutes. I didn't get a lot of the fancy detail done I wanted to do, but I learned a lot. The shields going down his arm are inspired by the shields on the viking ship I had my wedding photos done on. I like it when creations have some significant meaning. The model's face is the dragon head of the viking ship, then the boat and shields are down the side.

Well, I'm pretty tired after this super concentrated learning fest aka Bodyssey. So good night folks







Lucie painted my face too!

GREAT!!!!!

Sweet!

Congratulations!!! Your body painting is awesome!!

well done!!

Congratz Catz & great job!

wow!..congratulations!!!!

That is really great! I went to one of the pre-classes at Bodessey (Jodi Carr) which was excellent! I also went to the Vendors room and wished that I didn't!!!

Having seen all the models body painted has made me want to try it! They looked fantastic! I would love to attend one of Lucille's classes one day.

Fantastic! Congrats!

Fantastic Magna!!

Magna, I miss you already

Congrats! I've never been to a convention like Bodyssey, is there an established theme for competition or can you choose?

Wonderful job! Congrats

Magna,
That's AWESOME!!!

(love the eye design too!)

Awesome work, how exciting.

First time for me to meet Magna face to face. Let me say, she is as vibrant and original as her body painting. Good on ya girl and I'm proud to say that I know you! Expecting big things from you in the near future. Save me a spot in your classroom when you start giving workshops!!

Judy it was great to see you too, I luved your teacher voice in the hallway.....that was AWESOME!

Sorry I couldn't be there!

So are we going to hear more about it??????

Bodyssey was my first convention as well as first competition. The theme was 'fashion through the ages'. I learned so much! Now that I got home and wading through my emails etc., I'm going to go through my notes and post a 'highlights' topic. I highly recommend getting to a convention or class somewhere especially when just starting out. This forum has been amazing, but meeting people face to face is great!

Criss ... totally miss you too! Wish we could jam together somewhere. Let me know if you ever consider a trip to the westcoast

Magna Fantastic! Moving forward fearlessly is a wonderful example for everyone. Even though your nerves may have gotten the best of you at moments, or you hit a moment where you were lost and didn't know how to tie it all together because your mind was just fatigued and your body tired, you are better for the journey and came out of the gate blazing! In a day or too you will look at this and be amazed at your growth in such a short period of time. My hat off to you. xoxox

Congrats!

I don't know if I would ever have the nerve or the patience for competing. I am more of a "get it done as good and fast" as you can painter.

How long did this take to paint?

-Metina

Thanks everyone! Yes, fearless or maybe just naive! I mean, why not?! None of the instructors or anyone that's won before could compete so it was a pretty safe place. It took 5 hours, but the last 2 hours felt like 30 minutes. I had a tonne of detail that I didn't get to. I really hadn't seen a lot of body art yet, so that was an eyeopener too. Overall it was a great experience!

Well done Congratulations