Sponge Stories

Sponge Stories is a podcast for face painters who want to hear what the industry is really like from the people living it. Hosted by me, Siobhan from Theatrix Faces, each episode is a relaxed conversation with a working face painter. We talk about the good parts, the tricky parts, and everything in between. From finding your own style to dealing with comparison, confidence, pricing, and those moments where you question what you are doing, it all comes up. Some episodes are focused, some wander a bit, but that is where the real stuff tends to come out. If you have ever thought is it just me, this is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Sam - Essentials by Samantha Helen

  Sep 14, 20261h 26mS0

  <p>This week on Sponge Stories, I’m chatting with Samantha Helen, face and body artist, educator and founder of Essentials by Samantha Helen.</p><p>Samantha shares her slightly unconventional route into the industry, from working on a MAC counter and painting herself with some very old Snazaroo, to teaching, building a team of artists and creating her own range of professional face painting products.</p><p>We get properly behind the scenes of Essentials, including how products are developed, what actually goes into making face paint safe and compliant, why different paint formulations behave differently and how Samantha de...

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  Jade Laforést-Wolfe - The Witch & The Wolfe

  Sep 7, 202658 minS0

  <p>This week I’m joined by face painter and body artist Jade La Forest Wolfe.</p><p>We chat about Jade’s first chaotic face painting jobs, nightmare clients, knowing your worth, burnout and finding your own style.</p><p>Jade also shares how she entered her first body painting competition having never completed a full body paint, her journey into competitive body art, meeting Nick Wolfe and what they’re building together with The Witch & The Wolfe.</p><p>A really fun conversation about creativity, taking chances and simply keeping swimming.</p><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

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  Beshlie-Ann - Glittery Rainbow Cat

  Aug 31, 202655 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Sponge Stories, Siobhan chats with Beshlie-Ann Carver-Carpenter from Glittery Rainbow Cat.</p><p>Beshlie shares how she went from studying Fine Art and working as a veterinary nurse to discovering face painting after her children started drawing on each other with Sharpies.</p><p>They talk about learning to trust your instincts, the designs that still cause anxiety, managing queues, the importance of industry friendships and Beshlie’s time as secretary and Chair of FACE during the Covid years.</p><p>Beshlie also takes us behind the scenes of organising the Hastings Face Painting Jam an...

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  Michelle & Michael - iPaint Faces

  Aug 24, 20261h 5mS3

  <p>This week on Sponge Stories, I’m joined by husband and wife team Michelle and Michael from I Paint Faces.</p><p>We chat about how they’ve built the business together, growing a team of painters and landing what sounds like the face painter dream: their own permanent Paint House at Knockhatch Adventure Park.</p><p>We also get into event positioning, managing huge queues, knowing when to take time off and why sometimes you just have to reach out and ask for the opportunity.</p><p>A really fun chat about face painting, business and what it’s actu...

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  Erica Walsh - Art Vision Events

  Aug 17, 20261h 10mS3

  <p>This week I’m joined by Erica Jane Walsh from Art Vision Events, who is celebrating an incredible 20 years in the face painting industry.</p><p>Erica takes us right back to the beginning, from turning up to her first bookings with only a handful of designs, to developing her instantly recognisable wispy style and building a career that was originally only ever meant to be temporary.</p><p>We chat about difficult customers, knowing when to stand your ground, finding your own artistic style, rebranding a business, staying creative after two decades and why sometimes growing your business is...

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