Luna Park inspires Mosman artist at World Bodypainting Festival

ARTIST Tashi Honnery from Mosman has showcased her talents at the World Bodypainting Festival with two creations.

Tashi Honnery at World Bodypaint Festival.

ARTIST Tashi Honnery has showcased her talents on the international stage at the World Bodypainting Festival.

Ms Honnery, who grew up in Mosman, represented Australia in two different categories at the competition.

Luna Park came to life on a model’s skin thanks to her detailed brushwork in the open category.

And she even included a game of shoot the duck.

The colourful creation captured the park’s fun atmosphere. Picture: WB Production

A model showcases the Luna Park inspired artwork. Picture: WB Production

“I took the angle of playing the game of finding lost childhood and a place to do that is Australia’s iconic Luna Park,” she said.

“No matter what age you are you can be a child.”

The theme for the two categories was games people play. For the world award in facepainting category she created a mystical character clothed in tarot cards.

“I did a fortune teller concept about is she real or is she playing a game. Will you play along and live your life to her game?,” she said.

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Her magical creation for the facepainting competition.

Ms Honnery on stage at the international festival.

One of her previous creations. Picture: Supplied

Working at last year’s bodypainting festival. Picture: Farbfoto.at

Ms Honnery 20, started bodypainting last year and this is her second time competing at the festival. The festival took place over the weekend in Austria.

“I don’t want to leave because it’s where I feel I belong with people who have accepted me into their bodypaint family,” she said.

“It has just confirmed over and over again that this is what I will do for the rest of my life.”

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