You know the one-man-band guy? He’s got the cymbals between his knees, the bass drum on his back, a harmonica strapped to his face and he’s playing a violin with one hand and a trumpet with the other. That’s pretty much how I see Emily Steck, the owner of Face Painting Illusions and Balloon Art.

Emily has been a professional cake decorator, a costume seamstress, and a finish carpenter. She refinishes antique furniture, wallpapers, creates wreaths and is a Master Gardener. As she says, “the creative juices have gone in all directions.” No kidding, Emily!

After working with a professional entertainment company for five years, Emily and her daughters began what would become their own face painting and balloon art business. It has been about 8 years since then and Face Painting Illusions and Balloon Art has certainly made a name for itself.

Emily and her crew.

In just the past year and a half they have appeared on KSL news and been on the front page of The Daily Universe. They were sponsored in the Safe Kids Fair with over 10,000 people in attendance. Emily has also managed and serviced events for Thanksgiving Point, Cornbelly Maze, and Partyland Utah. This July you’ll find them at the Days of ’47 Float Preview.

Currently Face Painting Illusions and Balloon Art has been nominated for the Utah’s Parent’s Choice Award for entertainment at GoCityKids.com.

I’d be hard-pressed to think of any kind of entertainment event that wouldn’t be made better with face-painting! Emily has done corporate events, grand-openings, book signings, birthday parties, store promotions…. you get the idea.

Be sure to check out Emily’s blog as well as her pages on MyPartyBug.com. You’ll find my favorite face on her gallery page! I love the purple dragon!! I think Emily calls it a monster, but with the Fablehaven parties just around the corner I’ve got dragons on the brain.

Face Painting Illusions’ slogan is “The world looks brighter from behind a smile!”  Clearly Emily Steck has brought smiles to a lot of faces!