Media Coverage Reprinted from the Piedmont Triad Hippo February 2006 edition Key West, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Reidsville? By Allen McDavid Far from the gaze of those back home who might look on their behavior with disapproving eyes, many drunken tourists have had firsthand experiences with bodypainting, yet did not appreciate its worth as an art form. Despite the fact that its roots go back thousands of years our puritanical society views bodypainting as risque, even lewd. There are many that have set out to change that perception. Two of those people live here. Scott Fray resides in the bucolic Triad community of Reidsville, and has plied his trade as a graphic artist there for years. His girlfriend Madelyn has recently relocated from Pittsburgh Scott and Madelyn hope that bodypainting will grow more popular in the U.S. like it is in Europe where there is a world bodypainting championship. Meanwhile, they have made a name for themselves within the small circle of American bodypainters by participating in a wide array of shows and festivals around the country that celebrate free expression including Burning Man. Bodypainting is considered by Fray as a legitimate art form that has not yet received its due. His own human art backs up his belief. His designs are primal and sophisticated at the same time. His formal art training is obvious. In addition to being Scott's canvas, Madelyn has become an accomplished bodypainter in her own right, and will join with him this summer in an effort to set a new world record by painting over 255 people in one day.