Sharon Hodges, aka “Hodge Podge the Clown”

My life began in earnest in Amarillo, Texas, where I grew up the product of a military family traveling extensively throughout my childhood. I spent three years living in Europe and returned to the US just in time to graduate from high school back in Amarillo, Texas again. I fell into the entertainment and art world by accident eight years ago and have been totally hooked ever since.

I began face painting and doing balloons for tips at a local theater and progressed from there into my clown character “Hodge Podge”, specializing in puppetry, magic, balloon art, and face painting, doing everything from birthday parties to corporate events. In the field of clowning I have earned the 2002 Funny Business Entertainer of the Year award, held various positions on the board of directors for Mid-Cities Clown Alley #85, including president for two years and helped to coordinate the Texas Clown Association Convention, 2001, hosted by Mid-Cities #85.

As my growth as an entertainer has progressed my love of face painting has equally evolved. I have a strong connection with this art form and it is where I feel the most accomplished and comfortable. I have taken several classes from artists in this industry that are considered the best in the world and I attended the first Face Painting International Convention ever held in the US, in Orlando, FL in 2002. I have been an active supporter of the exploration and development of this art form. In 2003 I founded the first organized face painting group in the United States, DFW Face Painters Guild and held the position of president for the year 2003-2004. I am the owner of Enchanted Bodys/Your Enchanted Face, a company that specializes in all forms of face and body art enhanced by professional photography.

I recently competed and received the highest award given at the 2005 Face and Body Art Convention in Orlando, Florida “First Place Best All Around”.  I have taught and demonstrated beginning and intermediate levels of face art and constantly strive to personally improve and share the skills and talents that I have. I truly feel that painting is a wonderful way to color our world, one face at a time.