Kayla is a Lowell MA face painter and balloon twister who has been with Kaleidoscope since spring 2025.
Kayla began her training as an artist as a student at Greater Lowell Technical High School studying in their Graphic Design and Visual Communications program where she amassed a huge amount of professional skills in design, printing services, and commercial art. While still in high school, she got her first arts job at Maverick’s Stitch and Screen working with screen printing and embroidery and worked at the St. Louis School as a daycare attendant.
At Kaleidoscope, Kayla is primarily a face painter and balloon twister for parties and events, as well as a cartoon character and magician. She’s now a community college student studying fine art, but continues to babysit on the side.
Kayla is based in Lowell Massachusetts and provides face painting and balloon twisting at parties and events in all of Central MA, the greater Boston area, the North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire.
Interview with Kayla, Lowell MA Face Painter and Balloon Twister
How did you get into art?
I started my journey at greater Lowell technical high school where I got my certification in graphic designing, and participated in theater.
Why and how did you start working for Kaleidoscope?
In high school I was looking for a summer job when I saw Kaleidoscope was hiring. I was excited to get the job, but I was surprised to find out how much training had to come first–even though I was already an artist! I’m now their official Lowell MA face painter and balloon twister 🙂
What’s your favorite art form here?
My favorite art form here would have to be definitely when I get into character doing face paint for the little kids.
What’s people’s reaction when you tell them what your job is?
The main reaction I usually get once I tell them what I do for work is how sweet and fun it must be.
What’s one surprising fact about you?
A fun fact about me outside of this job is I normally go to fan conventions and events on my own time, dressing up as famous characters and popular people from different TV shows, movies, or graphic novels.
What’s one thing people would be surprised to know about your work here?
How much I travel for each of these gigs and how far we cover. I’m based in Lowell MA but I regularly travel throughout Massachusetts and even into New Hampshire or Rhode Island.
What’s the hardest part about this job for you?
The hardest part of these gigs is probably the long drives where you have to sit alone for like two hours there and back making sure you don’t fall asleep on the way there. One thing that makes this a little easier is if our clients provide us clear arrival instructions so we know where we’re going.
What’s your favorite part about working with kids?
My favorite part of working with children is the smiles and the questions I get.
What’s one memorable party you’ll never forget?
The one party I won’t forget is my first time ever dressing up as a character for one of these gigs and doing a magic show for a group of children.
1What advice do you have for someone throwing an event and hiring a face painter or balloon twister?
My advice for when you hire someone like us is make sure we are in a big open space where everyone can see us and everyone can interact with us. Don’t throw us in a random corner!
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