THE HISTORY OF THE GUILD

Malcolm Terry, Jackie Tanner, Rik Mills, John Marriott and Ann Eatwell have all been to Austria for several years to compete in the European Body Painting Festival and then the World Body Painting Festival and found that body painting was a wonderful way to express creativity in an art form. In the beginning there were only the 5 of us in the British contingent.

Malcolm, Jak and Ann along with Mark and Victoria Dennis and Juliet Eve decided that a UK Festival would spread the word and had a small ‘starter’ festival at Malcolm’s Salon in Ramsgate to see how it would be received. This small but quality group of body paintings was received with much interest so we looked for a venue where a festival could be held. Tony and Doreen Hartigan of the Farriers Arms in Mersham Ashford told us they were happy for us to have their field in return for a donation to the local Pilgrims Hospice. The festival was too big a job for just one person and so we asked for interested parties to come on board and donate their skills and so the Guild was formed.

At the moment there are 14 Guild members.

Tony Hartigan - Honorary
Malcolm Terry - Master of Ceremonies and Lead Judge - Body Painter
Ann Eatwell - General factotum - Body Painter
Tony Eatwell - Organiser and Joiner
Jak Tanner - Advertising - Workshops - Body and Face Painter
Mark Dennis - Fund Raising and Advertising - Body Painter
Victoria Dennis - Fund Raising, Advertising, Sign Interpreter
Claudia Mende - Web site - Designer - Model - Body Painter
Peter Rigby - Advertising - Publishing - Fund Raising - Body Painter
Anne Rigby - Advertising - Fund Raising - Secretary
Allen Bills - Sponsors and Advertising
Madeleine Bills - Sponsors and Advertising
John Marriott - Advertising and Design - Body Painter
Juliet Eve - Publishing - Body Painter

We are always looking for more people to join the Guild that would like to be part of this festival so if you have a skill that you think would help please contact ann@catch-a-colour.com.