WHY am I a SyFy Mom?

Why am I a SyFy Mom? I've been getting this question a lot since I started this blog. Because I love it! That's why! My husband and I have been into Halloween for a long time, long before we had children. When you have kids sometimes it takes away from the time you can invest into your hobbies. We didn't want that to happen, so we involve them in as much as possible. I don't want this to be something that only I do. I want it to be something that WE do. Besides, plaster molds, sculptures and hydrocal can be heavy...as my son gets older I'm going to put him to work! Soon, my daughter will be able to help me apply base coats and primers. We'll turn this into a business in no time. (At this that's the dream.)

I have a TON of things in the works coming up. I'm assisting with hair and makeup on a friend's RAW Artist showcase, I have my own showcase coming up in June, and a potential film project. I can't wait to share all of those things with you. But for now, in the spirit of #tbt (Throwback Thursday for all you newbies out there). I'm going to rewind 6 years to one of my early makeups. I still wasn't very good yet and hadn't learned many of the technical skills that I now have, but it's important to me because it was our first-ever family makeup event. This makeup was truly when SyFy Mom was born!

My husband bought a foam latex mask online that you can purchase HERE. I was pretty much clueless and had little to work with. Back then, we still had the Costume Shop around and I purchased Ben Nye cream makeup. I had this picture that they sent with the mask as a reference, and did the best I could:

Beware!! These pics are NOT great! We had a simple point and shoot camera and crappy supplies. But hey....everybody starts somewhere. Here is the before pic of my husband:

Next came the mask. The edges are supposed to be clear, but they are yellow in the picture do to using the wrong materials. Mehhh, oh well.

Base Coat:

Shading and Horns:

Darker Shading and Finished Look: (If I could go back in time I would add much more realistic shading)

But, I would be a SyFy Mom if I didn't incorporate my family right? So this is where the fun comes in. I was about 7 months pregnant with my son at the time and was so excited to have a BIG BELLY in time for Halloween. I was tiny at the time (only about 120 lbs before getting pregnant) so my baby had nowhere to go but OUT! I had the roundest basketball belly ever! I jumped at the chance to have my friend Christa the Art Major come paint my belly. See, she's redeeming herself from my last posting. This is where her Art Major definitely helped out! I wanted it to look like I was carrying my Devil Husband's spawn. I wanted the little baby devil to be causing all sorts of mischief and poking me with a spear. We didn't want to offend too many people, so I asked her to draw him cute and cartoon-ish.
Her rough sketch: (all free-hand!)

Final Result: (Christa the Art Major has some mad skillz)

Sorry for the gross belly button! Do I need to post a warning for mature-content on this blog? I suppose some of you would get squeamish. Sissys.

Side note: This sketch on my belly took forever!! My son would get super squirmy at night and my belly wouldn't stop moving. We had to take multiple breaks. At one point the entire shape of my stomach changed and went lop-sided. I love the human body!

The final look:

Every time I see this picture I think: We Rock! I mean, seriously, I swear being made up like this is the only time I feel cool. Most of the time I run around in my well-worn mom jeans and ballet flats. Boy do I clean up!

More questions I get: "Do I think I can make money with this? Where will this go in Boise, ID? You do realize you live in Boise, right?--Not Los Angeles."  Yes, of course I know I live in Boise. Best city EVER!! Just ask Time Magazine. Or check pretty much any Top Ten List for cities of superior awesomeness. I'm 95% sure we will NEVER move. I love it here. I want to LIVE here. LOVE here. RAISE my family here.And I'm pretty sure I want to DIE here. So, is there a place for this in Boise? I don't know. I'm currently on a super-charged Amazon Woman WARPATH to find it.

I will say this: BOISE....you are slacking. I've been to your art shows, fashion shows and major events. I've seen your so called avant-garde makeups. NO. It's time. Talent is here in this city. I know several makeup artists that are extraordinary. Event coordinators, directors, and anyone responsible for the execution of these events need to start saying YES! Boise, your people are ready. We're hip and cool. We want creativity! No more craft store foam ears and safety pinned tails on your animal stage makeups. No more bad acrylic flaky paint on body makeups.  And.........done.

Oh wait.........BAMMM!!!!