Since I already wear big shoes...

[MrsFix]

No kidding, I wear a size 11, sometimes a 12. I don't miss the days where shoe stores didn't think women got big feet!

I'm new to this and getting in by way of face painting. Although I keep banging it on corners, I still seem to have a funny bone. People tell me I'm funny. I like to think they mean it in a good way. When I took beginning Improv at Second City (until Life intervened), I had a lot of good feedback. I hope to go back and finish some day, but for now, I'm cool with improvising stories for kids, painting their faces (Snazaroo, baby!), and being shamelessly silly.

I'd love to do balloon sculpting, too. Unfortunately, latex balloons don't love me back, so I must wait until they see the light and make balloons I can use. ;-)

My costume consists of 5'12" of plain-Jane-edness. I hope to sew colorful patches on a now-baggy pair of jeans. Until other things fall into place, I'm happy wearing a Chicago Cubs #10 Ron Santo shirt with said jeans. Any inexpensive, easy ideas for costuming are most welcome.

I'm a 31-year-old SAHM. My gorgeous, almost six-year-old daughter has autism and can't sit still--in other words, if I can paint her face, I can rule the world! My little boy is seven months old and a major charmer with a Superman chin cleft. I also run a book review website and write paranormal romance, short stories, and fantasy. I'm also a decent artist.

Finally, another reason I think clowning would be good for me is that when I'm clumsy, people will think I'm doing it on purpose. ;-)

Christina Wantz Fixemer
a.k.a. Mrs. Fix

www.wantzuponatime.com
www.mjtwain.com

[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]

Welcome Mrs. Fix! You sure sound like a busy lady, glad you could join us

[tim]

Welcome aboard and Go Cubs!

[Shadpoke]

Welcome MrsFix and nice to meet you.


Shadpoke

[Scruffy]

Welcome, Mrs. Fix.
Glad you found us and look forward to learning more. Great artwork, BTW!
Cheers,
Scruffy

[Chance Marmalade]

Glad to meet you Mrs. Fix! I love to write as well. Paranormal romances are an interesting blend!

[Fitzwilly]

Always the optimist. The Cubs are forever raising our hopes only to play like they did this past weekend. Sigh...

Welcome to the Forum Mrs. Fix. How long have you been face painting?

[saphireSue]

Howdy and welcome to the group

[MrsFix]

I've been face painting for a year. I used cheap stuff that really frustrated me, but a clown at Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg, IL) told me about Snazaroo. I am hooked! Anyway, I'm just starting the "official" business of painting for pay. I'm doing the first birthday party this weekend.

...Yes, the Cubs pained me something awful this past weekend. We won't even discuss Soriano (other than I saw he was still stiff when I took my daughter to her first game on May 1st, and we were only ten rows back from the field). I must say that the Dodgers sweep makes me feel better. :-)...

I'm working on a character that I think I'll call "String Bean." I'm tall and thin, and my friend's dad always calls me String Bean (to which I've always called him Watermelon, which seems awful nowadays). String Bean will have high-water, baggy overalls--probably denim--and a loud jacket that sort of hangs on me. I haven't started looking yet, so we'll see. I picture a straight-haired pink wig (I could find the "Stephanie" wig from "Lazy Town"...). Face makeup would be the red mouth, red painted nose (I'm not 100% comfy with the idea of a clown nose--yet), light-brown freckles, and something that will work around my glasses. I have those black rectangle frames that are so popular now. Oh, and some colored (mismatched) socks and my Converse All Star high-tops that are black w/hot pink tongue. Throw in Dr. Scholls, and we're good to go!

(I'm going to cut/paste last paragraph to costume section...)

Thanks for the hellos! I'm excited about all this, and my husband is getting a kick out of it.

**Jumping up with a heel kick!**

[Pickles]

Welcome, Mrs. Fix -- or should we start calling you "String Bean"? What a great clown name!