Young skeleton performer, Leicester
Yellow skull faceprinting for a brilliant young performer in Leicester. Costume by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoë Petersen. Photo editing: Ben Lithman
Festive elves
Santa’s little helpers, somewhere in North London…
Orchid performer, Chatteris
Hot colours with a touch of UV facepaint for a breathtaking orchid dancer. Costume by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Justin Bavosi
Orchid performers, Chatteris
Costumes by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Justin Bavosi
Small birthday party princess
A children's birthday party in London. Photo: Claire Jonas
Small birthday girl
At a birthday party in London. Photo: Claire Jonas
Flower faces
Friends at a party with coordinated makeup. Photo: Claire Jonas
Golden bird performer, Night of Festivals, Leicester
Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Golden bird performer, Chatteris
Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Justin Bavosi
Haitian spider costume at Waterloo Carnival
Performer: Mariana Whitehouse in a costume by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Green skeleton, Lincoln
Performer: Mariana Whitehouse in a costume by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Skeleton puppet performers, Leicester
Night of Festivals performers in costumes by Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Musician at the Thames Festival
Musician in a costume by Mandinga Arts. Photo: A Bennette
Hulk and scary reptile
Same boy, two faces. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Hen party bride
Delicate facepainting for a bride to be on her hen night. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Neon design for a hen party
Design in UV colours for a hen party guest before clubbing. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Neon leopard for a hen night
Leopard mask in UV face paints for hen party guest before clubbing. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Flower girl, Ukraine
Young girl with flower facepainting in Eastern Ukraine. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Zebra dancers, Boomtown
Performers getting ready to dance with their zebras at Boomtown. Costumes: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Bold flowers for Boomtown
Mandinga Arts stalwart Nadia gets ready to lick Boomtown into shape. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Day of the Dead Musician, Rich Mix
Guillermo practises his skull face before performing at the Day of the Dead, Rich Mix, London. Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Multicoloured monkey
All in the best possible taste. Another special facepainting request from Mariana Whitehouse before an outing with Mandinga Arts. Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoë Petersen
Googly-eyed monster, Barking
Double face for a performer at Barking. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Giant puppet performer, Hamburg 2011
He's got eight foot of Aztec Skeleton puppet above his head... Performer with UV facepaint psyching himself up for the Hamburg Stamp carnival parade. Photo: Zoë Petersen
Two skeletons at Leicester
Mother and son in skull facepainting rehearse skeleton moves for Leicester Night of Festivals. Costumes: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoë Petersen
Skulls for Halloween
Partygoers with full-on skull facepainting head off for a Halloween party at Home House. Photo: Zoë Petersen
Aztec skeleton, Leicester
Performer gets ready to walk giant skeleton puppet out for Leicester Night of Festivals. Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoe Petersen
Rainbow dancers, Nottingham
Mariana Whitehouse and Claire Horton, in rainbow costumes and facepaint marshal the troops for Nottingham Night of Festivals. Costumes: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoë Petersen
Leicester skeleton, close up
Young performer gets ready to spook Leicester for Night of Festivals. Costume: Mandinga Arts. Photo: Zoë Petersen. Photo editing: Ben Lithman
La Catrina, Day of the Dead, Nottingham and London
Two versions of La Catrina for Día de los Muertos. Photos: Zoë Petersen and Claire Horton
Gallery
A gallery of my facepainting work from carnival, children's parties, festivals and celebrations.