The idea of having it as part of my daughter's party was pitched by my balloon decorator then, Jacque Tan of Partyboosters. I saw pictures of their partner supplier for body art, and I was immediately thrilled with the thought of having them as part of my little princess' celebration.
Curious? Well, I'm sure you've heard of the name: Art N Faces Body Art.
Here's some of their awesome work during my little darling's first birthday celebration.
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| The kids enjoyed ANF's face painting and glitter tattoo booth! :) |
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| Who said only the kids had fun with the activity? That's my pretty aunt with the nice butterfly detail on her arm. :) |
Unfortunately, my family was super busy (and stressed due to errr, a reason I'd rather forget. hehe) during the party that we didn't get to have ourselves 'painted' or 'tattoed', but I'm pretty sure I'd have something done in the theme of butterflies and flowers, or something girly like that. :)
What really amazed me with ANF's work is their staff's meticulous attention to detail, and how their handiwork really looks like art, well-thought of and well-executed. The quality of the materials they used cannot be denied either, you can see it in the vibrant colors and the sharp lines. And I'd have to really commend their staff, courteous, creative, and really hard-working (imagine almost three hours of non-stop painting!).
Ms. Liby, owner of Art N Faces shares more about their awesome company for this edition of Kiddiepartyholic's Supplier Spotlight:
What ANF does...
ART N FACES Professional-Quality Body Art or the ANF TEAM is an exclusive group of artists with various talents in face painting, glitter tattoo, henna tattoo, nail art and salon. The ANF Team Artists are usually booked as part of side entertainment in parties and different types of events, both for personal and business purposes.
How the company was started...
It began in the millennium year, 2000, as an unexpected sideline, I had a regular job then as a junior graphic artist in a small media licensing company. But I started to invite additional artists in 2008, when my ads generated a lot of inquiries. It made me realized that I needed to recruit and train a group of artists so they can be inspired by my own style of face painting.
On their first customer....
Before my solo engagement, I discovered face painting when I was hunting for a job. During an interview of a manager of the talent agency “Bata-Batuta”, he offered face painting as a weekend job or part-time. He booked me for a free face painting at Ever Gotesco Commonwealth. Then when I went solo, I think I first gave a free service at a birthday party of my high school friend’s daughter, and then what followed was a customer from internet inquiry.
About challenges they encounter...
It’s the never-ending series of situations wherein my patience and unconditional love is being tested. It is a very challenging task to handle people of various character and personalities, especially the younger ones who are still immature in terms of fulfilling their responsibilities as an ANF Team Artist. No matter how I try to put things in order, there are still these hard-headed, irresponsible and even disloyal artists. But generally speaking, I hate getting mad but sometimes I had to because of disciplinary reasons. ANF should always do its role in preserving the strong culture with regards to ANF Core Values.
About their contributions as a business to the Philippine society...
ANF was created for a mission. And part of this mission is to help the simple artists in the community to have and maintain a decent living. I guess this is how ANF touches an economic issue of the Filipinos. ANF hope that each artist will work hard to improve their financial situation. Aside from generating additional source of income for simple artists, ANF envisions itself as a Catalyst of change through promoting a positive and strong culture of values which aimed to last for generations. ANF Core Values are tested to be the key factors to be successful in this kind of business. In short, ANF’s goal is to gain a financially, socially and spiritually rewarding life while being a part of the ANF Team. Now as a concrete step to its fulfillment, ANF has been very committed to its advocacy on Peace, Love and Art – a campaign that softly promotes peace, love and prosperity in life...
And finally their plans and ambitions for ANF...
To keep working and to always fulfill our Mission and Vision.
MISSION & PASSION: To provide affordable & professional-quality body art services to simple families, big companies and even celebrities while helping artists in the community have decent living.
VISION & ACTION: To be the Leader among body art service providers in the local party & events industry and to create a strong culture where ANF Core Values prevail even in generations to come.
And if given a chance, to expand by creating a bigger group of artists, who will be also known for professional creative services in different fields of Arts not just body art. I hope that ART N FACES will be the top company known for sourcing local creative talents, even for international market. If this happens, I wish to put up a Foundation to promote Arts to children who are out-of-school, while offering them scholarship until college. Then they will be most welcome to join ANF.
Here are some of their amazing works of art from their Facebook page:
Coolness right?
If you want to get in touch with ANF to make your party fun and colorful, here's their Facebook page and here's their Multiply page.
Hello Mommy Tim, this is Mike Racelis, husband of Liby, who is temporarily in vacation, in behalf of the whole AnF, we would like to Thank you for featuring our work on your page, may Almighty God bless you more in your life..
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