Happy Friday everyone,

I have a new blog up on my website.  It's a bit about me, and a bit about living with a physical disability, and a bit about facepaint.  It felt appropriate, since July is Disability Pride Month.  

“What’s with the facepaint?” (as of July 2026)

As you might have imagined, I get asked this question a fair amount.  

Like many things, there are a number of different reasons I use facepaint.  Some reasons are surface-level and very simple, and some are a bit heavier and more complex.  

In the name of transparency, and Disability Pride Month, I figured I’d elaborate.  

Before getting into it all, I think it’s important to note that some things take time to work their way out and, as I write this, I’m not totally sure I have a full grasp of my drive to use the paint.  Some of the reasons I’ll list below overlap, or may seem contradictory, but they are parts of me that just “know” it’s what I’m supposed to be doing, and I want to allow those parts space to create without having to justify it.

With that being said, I’ll start with what I think is an obvious influence…

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