Alisana Artistry

20/12/2025

Pretty happy with how these facial bling pieces turned out. I made a couple of these for tomorrow's Christmas pop up event at the Junction Cafe - North Shore so we had some Christmas themed ones.

They have all been set on medical grade adhesive tape and can be reused when reapplied with eyelash glue 😊 I'm hoping the kids will like these tomorrow.

15/12/2025

Come down and say hi this Sunday, 21st December for the Junction Cafe - North Shore Christmas Pop Up!

See you there!

It’s that time of year again!! 🎄

Join us on Sunday 21st December from 8am for our annual Junction Christmas pop up!!

We’ve got:
🍫slice.tsv for all you need in terms of sweets on Christmas Day
🎁 for beautiful last minute gifts
🎤 doing their thing to keep us all entertained
🎨Alisana Artistry for face painting and gifts
🧝🏼Junction elves will be running amok with treats in the playground
🍀Our annual lucky door prize
+ free pup cups all day 🐶

03/11/2025

We DID IT! 🎉 Thanks to the incredible generosity of everyone who supported my Hallowish 2025 fundraiser, we've exceeded my $500 goal, banking $606 for Make-A-Wish Australia!

Every single dollar will help grant an inspirational wish for a child with a critical illness and I am so grateful for every donation, every face painted, and every purchase made at the stall. Thank you to Junction Cafe - North Shore for allowing me to setup, and a shout out to Mackenzie for coming down each weekend to help out.

To all the community and visitors in Burdell at North Shore, Townsville, thank you for your engagement and support! ❤️ If you would like to donate, the fundraiser will remain open until the end of the month, and you can donate directly here: https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/fundraisers/angelamccarthy/hallowish

Let's keep the magic going! ✨

01/11/2025

Currently at $416 of my $500 goal. 🌠🥳

We have had great engagement from the community coming down to visit us at Junction Cafe - North Shore each Sunday, and it's always a great feeling when we can bank the funds. A big shout out and general appreciation as well for the support that Mackenzie has given me to help make the stall so successful. 🙏

Halloween in Burdell on Friday night was just amazing. It was so wonderful to see everyone in the community out and about and to see all the amazing costumes. 🎃

Thank you Burdell for your amazing support for the fundraiser! Every dollar you contribute will go towards helping to fulfil wishes for critically ill children. There are currently over 900 kids on a Wish Journey, and your support can make their wishes come true.

We will be set up again today from 9.30am - 11am and have made up some special supporter pins and wristbands that will be available for sale. We hope to see you there!

I'm supporting Make-A-Wish this Halloween! Make-A-Wish® Australia creates inspirational wishes for children with critical illnesses. There are currently more than 900 kids on a Wish Journey - with every donation, we are one step closer to making the wish of every eligible Australian child come true...

29/10/2025

I started my Make-A-Wish Australia fundraiser last fortnight and wanted to create something for people to get to help show their support and raise funds. I'm hoping these are a good option for any adults who want to show their support but don't want to get their face painted. I'll have these available at my stall this Sunday, 2nd November with all profits being donated back to this great cause. 🌠

29/10/2025

Throwback to one of the one of the makeup looks I did for Halloween last year as part of the The Storyboard Shoots Collaborative Experience event for the beautiful Deb.

This look was one of the special Halloween makeup creations I did to raise money for my Liptember fundraiser, directly supporting Australian Women's Mental Health. Every artistic look helped a great cause, and I'm incredibly grateful for the community support.

Photography: Chasing Dreams Photos by V
Model: Back Yard Aussie Photographer

15/10/2025

Thank you Make-A-Wish Australia for getting my pack out to me. Pretty excited to be supporting this great cause for kids.

Once I have my QuickBooks updated, I'll do up a summary of the funds raised by the community for my other fundraisers. :)

26/08/2025

I want to take a moment to share and talk about this post.

Being a face and body artist, I work with both makeup artistry and face painting, and while adults are very happy to sit and have their makeup done, sometimes for kids, the idea of getting their face painted can be really scary. I will never restrain a child nor will I force them to get their face painted, I am always happy to refund parents if the kids change their mind or offer them something else (whether that be a headband, clip in hair or a face mask). Getting your face painted should always be a positive and fun experience.

So what can you do if a kid is scared about it? Offer them options:
"Do you want to see what the brush feels like on your arm first? Ok, what about with a little bit of water?" This can help prepare them for that sensation of the brush tickling their skin. Face paints are water activated and while it should never hurt to have face paint, it can be quite a surprising sensation for little ones when they feel something cool against their skin. Allowing them to see what something is going to be like in a controlled manner can help build their confidence.

I can also offer them alternative locations. It might be scary to have someone paint your face and you can't see what is going on.
"Would you like me to do a design on your arm or leg instead?"

Other times, they may just want to observe someone else first. "Did you want to watch me paint someone else first?" Sometimes I may ask a parent or guardian to help out, "Hey, did you want to see the design on mum/dad first?"

Most times, if given the option and choice, kids will often happily get painted.

However, every child is different and they all have things that they are comfortable with and things they are unsure of. If after this, they still don't want to, that is ok! Face painting is designed to be a fun and enjoyable activity and if you are forcing children to do something they don't want to, it may not be enjoyable for them in the future.

Let them choose, offer them options, maybe today isn't the day they get their face painted, but we can still give them a fun mask instead :)

Love,
Alisana Artistry

08/08/2025

A big, big thank you to the generous sponsors who MATCHED all the donations yesterday. I've now banked the past month's worth of profits from doing face painting at Junction Cafe - North Shore and I'm so excited to say that we nearly hit 2k! That is almost double my original goal.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Jeans for Genes Australia does such amazing work, with every donation used to help the scientists at Children's Medical Research Institute find treatments and cures, so kids can go back to being kids.

I also want to thank all the kids and the families for coming down and supporting me and this great cause, and also a big thank you to my helper, Mackenzie 🥰. I have met so many wonderful people, and I really appreciate the support that you have all shown both myself, and the Jeans for Genes day campaign.

If you would like to continue to support CMRI, the Junction Cafe has generously offered to hold onto some Jeans for Genes Day merchandise at their front counter which you can purchase, alternatively, you can also make a donation using the link below. Any donation over $2 is tax deductible.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you everyone for your support!
Love,
Alisana Artistry

https://fundraise.jeansforgenes.org.au/fundraisers/alisanaartistry/

22/07/2025

What a wonderful turnout on Sunday at Townsville's 10th Put Your Foot Down walk, raising funds for Pankind, Pancreatic Cancer Australia ! As of Sunday, Townsville managed to raise a staggering $40'000 for Pankind. Well done, everyone!

It was so lovely to see all the families coming down in support to help raise funds towards a cure for pancreatic cancer. I lost my grandmother to pancreatic cancer in 2023, and she's been a big inspiration for me for why I fundraise. Thank you to all the people who popped by my booth and either bought items or got their face painted. I'm nearly at my goal for $500 and it was so wonderful to be able to add a splash of purple on everyone's faces in support of such a great event.

If you would like to support this cause, you can donate to my fundraiser here: https://pankind.grassrootz.com/2025-pyfd-townsville/angela-mccarthy/

Any donation over $2 is tax deductible :)

Thank you again everyone, and looking forward to seeing you all again soon!