I am the only one who responds to emails and I am sorry if I am really slow at getting back to you. I work full time animating at a studio Monday through Friday, and sometimes overtime hours, so it is hard to focus on emails when there is a lot going on with life. I tend to make time for emails on weekends so it’s possible I would respond once a week. If the event is short notice, I will try my best to respond fast. You can also messsge me through my Facebook page to alert me for a faster response. Rule of thumb is to book a month ahead of time and be patient. I will get back to you as soon as I can. 

Now I leave you with a picture of my adorable puppy! 

Two more artists are joining Party Doodle! Abel and Yvonne have been Ruben and I friends for years! We have worked together before, selling caricatures and face paint at Lincoln Park Zoo. Yvonne is a professional face painter and is an assistant manager at Lincoln Park Zoo. Her rates range from $130 to $150 per hour. Abel was once the manager at the zoo and taught me most of what I know about caricatures. Now he travels the midwest drawing at fairs and is available for private events. His rates are $125 per hour. 

I know I said earlier that we are discountinuing face paint but now that there are two new members like Mary and Yvonne to help out Ruben when he is not available, we can now offer it again! Yay! And you will surely enjoy all of Abel’s caricatures! Just be curtious to allow wheel chair accessible entry or very few stairs. 

Below are samples of Abel and Yvonne’s work. 

This year we decided to participate in Oak Fest in Oak Forest. To my surprise, people still remembered me even though I wasn’t there last year. Some couples had newborns and came to get another drawing with their new addition to their family. It was a pleasure seeing all of you this year! I am glad I am making a postive and memorable impact on people. We had fun selling this year and survived the heat wave and strong storms. I also invited my caricature artist friend Abel to come draw with us. We will surely be there again next year.