Tales of a Technogypsie

Facepainting at the Phoenix Flea MarketPhoenixCanberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia On April 24, 2011 in Canberra, Australia at the infamous Irish Bar “The Phoenix”, bodypainter Leaf McGowan participated in the Phoenix Flea Market. Drinking, revelry, and art was had by all in attendance. Utilizing Ben Nye, Wolf, and Mehron bodypaint, the following is a photogallery [...]

Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia Travels Down Under:Flea Markets and Botanical Gardens Sunday, April 24, 2011 * Canberra to Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Thomas awoke early and headed down for a bite at the Bytes Cafe having a deliciously sweet blackberry and banana pancakes in the Canberra YHA. A brief Skype with [...]

September 19, 2010: Zombie Bodypainting and Photo Shoot at The Werks, Denver, Colorado View the photos below: Zombie Soldier Bodypainting by Leaf McGowan: Hand painting, home-made clay based paints, Ben Nye, Acryllic, Mehron, and Wolfe. Liquid Latex, Stage Blood, Rice, and Special Effects. 9/19/10: Denver, CO. Current Mood: artistic

Painting a Zombie Army: The Werks Sunday, 19 September 2010 * Denver, Colorado, United States of America * After a evening of debauchery that led into the wee hours of the morning at Brethren Con, Sir Thomas Oisin Leaf slept in at Lady Allison’s parents royale home. Awakening and up by noon, he was soon [...]

Thursday at the Burn 2010: Goddesses, Bodypainting, Playa, & Thunderdome Thursday, 2 September 2010 * Utah-Nevada, United States of America * Sir Thomas Leaf awoke and setup the Body Painting Station. Lots of wanderers coming in to get painted and painting each other when Leaf was gone. Leaf took a wander-a-bout in search of his [...]

The Handfasting Saturday @ Beltania 2010 Beltania 2010: Overview* Florence Mountain Park * Florence, Colorado * www.beltanefestival.com * All across the world on May 1st, or the beginning of May, Beltane or May Day is celebrated. Here in Colorado, two enchanted souls – Joy and Walden – from the Living Earth Church, put on a [...]

Face and Body Painting BoothFriday 6 May, 2010 @ Beltania 2010 Face and Body Painting At Beltania 2010* Florence Mountain Park * Florence, Colorado * www.beltanefestival.com *Beltania this year was colorfully bestowed with some amazing designs and art throughout the grove, fields, and meadows. There were at least three booths doing face and bodypainting including [...]

The Handfasting Saturday @ Beltania 2010 Beltania 2010: Days 3-4* Florence Mountain Park * Florence, Colorado * www.beltanefestival.com * A beautiful sequel to my May Day festivities in Colorado as fond memories of last year’s festival whirl around my mind …. and the third year for the festival. Beltania is a family-friendly May Day Celebration [...]

Faerieworlds Day 3 Faerieworlds * Day 3 : Family Faerie Day* Faerieworlds * Mt. Pisgah Arboretum * Eugene, Oregon * Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 * The final day in the triad of adventure in Faerieworlds. Today’s theme was “Family Faerie Day” and quite a few families with their plentitudes of children attended since kids 12 [...]

Faerieworlds Day 2 Faerieworlds Day 2: Bad Faeries Day : Faerieworlds 2009: August 1st, 2009 www.faerieworlds.com Day Two was “Bad Faeries Day” of the Faerieworlds Festival for 2009. As we were campiang, a nice restful sleep, and the ability to enjoy the nature at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in the fields and the forests, swimming [...]

Tree Leaves’ Oracle Bodypainting and Tarot Booth @ 2009 Dreamtime Festival * July 16-19, 2009 * Paonia, Colorado * www.dreamthefuture.org * www.treeleavesoracle.org Our first time at Dreamtime Festival in Paonia was definitely a hit for some incredible designs and paintings, as well as some phenomenal oracles and tarot readings. It’s true that we haven’t been [...]

Blue Man handpainted by Leaf McGowan [ Back to Chapter 7: Dreamtime, Day 2 ]   [ Chapter 8: Dreamtime, Day 3 ]   [ Chapter 9: Dreamtime, Day 4 ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 18th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common [...]

Leaf bodypainting tribal designs [ Back to Chapter 6: Dreamtime, Day 1 ]   [ Chapter 7: Dreamtime, Day 2 ]   [ Chapter 8: Dreamtime, Day 3 ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 17th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era “The [...]

[ Back to Chapter 5: Paonia Bound ]   [ Chapter 6: Dreamtime, Day 1 ]   [ Chapter 7: Dreamtime, Day 2 ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 16th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era “Early to rise with the upcoming [...]

photo by Kathy McNuttFace handpainted by Leaf McGowanArms handpainted by Kathy McNutt Bodypainting Jam @ the Blue Sky Collective* 9635 W. Colfax, Lakewood (Denver), Colorado * blueskycollective.org * 303-238-0959Once a month usually on the 4th sunday at the Blue Sky Collective in Denver, local bodypainting artists gather to share their talent and art with those [...]

Tree Leaves’ Oracle Bodypainting Station at Apogaea 2009: Our second year at Apogaea, gifting to the community body paints and bodypainting assistance as a camp where you can come paint yourself or (if he’s in) be painted by the resident bodypainter Leaf McGowan. Below are some of this year’s paintings by Leaf McGowan. Apogaea is [...]

Saturday, 6th June 2009 Lake George, Colorado Travelogue: Apogaea, Day 3 [ Apogaea – Colorado’s Regional Burn, June 2009 Partying at the Crop Circle Cantina * Fawn and Kerri Anne dancing up a storm Another morning rising early … hanging in the hammock, enjoying the rising sun, and the multi-colored goats across the way. As [...]

Friday, 5th June 2009 Lake George, Colorado Travelogue: Apogaea, Day 2 [ Apogaea – Colorado’s Regional Burn, June 2009 Early to rise I meandered out to the hammock for some relaxation before breakfast. The camp slowly started waking. Viktoria, Alan, and a bunch of others camped with us too. Breakfast was had together – Noah [...]

2nd Annual Colorado Beltania Festival: Tree Leaves’ Bodypainting www.beltanefestival.com * Parrish Ranch * Outside of Fort Collins, Colorado * Living Earth aka Highlands Ranch Pagan Meetup * Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, 2009 It was a last minute decision for The Tree Leaves’ Oracle to decide to show up to Beltania 2009, and while pretty sure that [...]

Epie Gallery at Trolls et Legendes Festival in Mons, Belgium: 4/11/09 – 4/12/09 www.epie.fr An amazing photographer and artist from Annonay, this wonderful artisan takes hard to find shots of insects, birds, faeries, elves, goblins, and the miniature world. Blending photography and studio work, body painting, costuming, her vision to to make the young and [...]

Monday, 16 February 2009Colorado Springs, Colorado My friend Wendy at 5 Months Pregnancy“Tree of Life / Skies of blessing; Moon/Sun theme”hand-painted acryllic by Leaf McGowan This morning my friend Wendy wanted to have her belly bodypainted to celebrate the upcoming birth of her little girl. She’s 5 months, and we’re thinking of doing a different [...]

“Timeless” New Year’s Eve Fetish Party @ the UndergroundThe Underground Club * 110 North Nevada * Colorado Springs, Colorado * 719 – 578 – 7771 * undergroundbars.com or www.myspace.com/fetishes Another fun-filled fabulous fetish event put on by the Underground and Mistress Satori – with the committment to excellence that we’ve come to know them for [...]

Tree Leaves’ Body Painting Station * Corner of 5:00 and B streets * Black Rock City, Nevada * Burning Man 2008 / American Dream * DAY FIVE – DAY OF THE BURN A Theme station for bodypainting and body art for costuming, fun, adoration, and entertainment. Whether being painted by professionals in the camp or [...]

Tree Leaves’ Body Painting Station * Corner of 5:00 and B streets * Black Rock City, Nevada * Burning Man 2008 / American Dream * DAY THREE – CRITICAL TITS A Theme station for bodypainting and body art for costuming, fun, adoration, and entertainment. Whether being painted by professionals in the camp or a do-it-yourself-paint [...]

Tree Leaves’ Body Painting Station * Corner of 5:00 and B streets * Black Rock City, Nevada * Burning Man 2008 / American Dream A Theme station for bodypainting and body art for costuming, fun, adoration, and entertainment. Whether being painted by professionals in the camp or a do-it-yourself-paint station … Tree Leaves gifts the [...]

Sunday, July 13, 2008Colorado Springs, Colorado “2008 Underground “Adrogyny Ball” Fetish NightThe Underground Bar * 110 N Nevada * corner of Kiowa/Nevada * downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado * 9 pm – 1:30 am * 18+ * We arrived early around 7:30 pm to set up our bodypainting and tarot booth. Setup went quicker than usual [...]

Thursday 5, thru Saturday, 7 June 2008 – Day 2 & 3 Apogaea Festival * Lake George, Colorado Tree Leaves’ Face and Body Painting StationDidn’t start up the booth officially until Friday the 6th. Thursday the 5th was primarily setting up. Friday I had a handful of festival-goers come in for some simple face and [...]

Colorado Dark Arts Festival * The Church & Cafe Netherworld, Denver, Colorado Raven next to the new painting that Gary did of her last night face paint and acryllic – handpainted by Leafairbrush whiskers and highlight by Doug “Le Tigre”face paint and acryllic – handpainted by Leafairbrush whiskers and highlight by Doug Doug mixing his [...]