FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
During my college years I attended the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with a bachelor's degree in painting. At that point, having had the chance to work with children in my teenage years, feeling the joy and happiness they brought into my life, I knew right away I would like to be working with children in the future. This realization propelled me to major in early childhood education so I can gain further knowledge and skills to work professionally with children and families. Later, I began teaching art to preschoolers and kindergartners.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
Every once in a while, I would organize face painting for children at the day care/preschool I worked in. There I witnessed how face painting helped children enhance their imagination and creativity. They would choose a character to become, and through the magic a face painting would make that imagination reality in a sense. At that point they would surf their own imaginative ocean, taking on different roles to play. Enjoying the process of face painting myself, and of course experiencing the enjoyment of watching the children's excitement, was truly rewarding for me. The passion I developed for face painting was an extension of my greater passion for the arts in general.