This is an index of the postings with information on cultural traditions of face and body art, along with examples of how I’ve used these sources as inspiration for my work.

From a Mask to a Painted Face — Face Painting from Cultural Sources   http://wp.me/s1sRkg-812 

Tribal Facepainting Concept   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-2V

Traditional Facepainting – World Masks Workshop   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-5m  

World Masks – Facepainting Workshop  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-5C

Modern Primitive: Why Look Back? –  Part 1: To see their eyes…  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-8u 

Why Body Painting? — 3A: Origins — Why did we start painting ourselves? Ancient bodypainting kit discovered at Blombos Cave   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-j2 

Why Body Painting? — 3: Origins — Touching Ancient Sources  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-iE

Ancient Origins – Chauvet Lions Watching    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-7c

Werner Herzog – he likes the lions, too.    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-6O

Traditional Bodyart – Nuba; Sudan; Africa – 1: changing my perceptions   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-52 

Traditional Bodyart – Nuba, Sudan, Africa- 2: Nuba Personal Art    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-66

The Nuba Bird Dance at Bodies Alive! – Nao Dance Collective   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-6k

From African Masks to Abercrombie & Fitch   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-dL  

Face Painting — Kids for Kids Event — Inspirations from Africa and India, including Rangoli   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-kz 

Kumadori — The Painted Faces of Japanese Kabuki Theatre   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-p0  

Japanese Demons and Kabuki Spooky    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-eV

Li Chi Slays the Dragon — LIVE at PIFA — storytelling   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-cG

Face Painting — Kids for Kids Event — Inspirations from Africa and India, including Rangoli   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-kz 

Scraping Paint for the Power of the Ancients  — Rock Art from Pecos River area    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bl 

Jaguar Helmet Masks — from Aztec and Maya to Diego Rivera, from Hercules to Knights in Shining Armor…and Hockey Masks    http://wp.me/p1sRkg-mU  

Bark Masks and Bodypainting of the Yamana (or Yaghan) and the Selk’nam (or Ona) of Tierra Del Fuego   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bK   

Shipibo – Conibo – Stetebo: Patterns cover the Universe   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bZ

Mike Tyson’s Tattoo: what the…?  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ah  

Why Body Painting? — 4: Radical Act — The essential celebration of our humanity / the ultimate modern art   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-jP

 “Facepainting” or “Face Painting”? The Medium is the Message     http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ci

Men Getting Women Naked and Yves Klein — Female Nudity in Art   http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ll   

Facepainting Event:  Modern Art Faces in Philly – Pt.1: Britt  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-7K

Facepainting Event:  Modern Art Faces in Philly – Pt.2  http://wp.me/p1sRkg-87