I’ve been taking lessons from Nic Rainone for a couple of months now. He’s been showing me how to find a clown personality that suits me, how to turn some skills I already have into a clown routine I can perform, and how to do things I already know how to do — like juggle, or balance things on my chin — the way a clown would do them.

Last Thursday afternoon, it was time to work on make-up. Here’s what it looked like.  The only part I didn’t like was having my hair in a ponytail on top of my head. I looked like a Shi-tzu dog just home from the groomers!