Sugar, Kelly and Bobbi aren害羞草研究所檛 clowning around.

The three clown personas are going on an adventure to Holland and Germany, to learn the European art of juggling.

Their creator, Kelowna local Kellie Ingram, brought the clowns to life after enjoying acting.

害羞草研究所淚n clown town, there害羞草研究所檚 different clown types and personalities,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淎 white-faced clown is a lot of work.害羞草研究所�

It took Ingram two years to be able to do Sugar害羞草研究所檚 makeup in an hour.

Sugar may be the most well-known clown in Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 community, as Ingram spent the last 10 years performing as her.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e been teaching myself balloon twisting for 10 years,害羞草研究所� she said.

As Sugar, she specialized in comedy magic and balloon twisting but it was time for a change, she said.

Now, as Bobbi, Ingram plans to make a video of her adventures in Europe as Bobbi is an online character.

Bobbi is a character clown, who falls down, wears light makeup and can practice juggling without being perfect. She dresses Bobbi with grey hair, a 害羞草研究所渕ama害羞草研究所� wig, and in 害羞草研究所�60s 害羞草研究所渙ld lady makeup,害羞草研究所� she said.

Kelly the clown is a goof, able to get wet and receive pies in the face.

Ingram is set on learning the flashy style of European juggling at the Juggling Collective in Limburg and the Mannheim Winter Convention.

The European style of juggling is different than the Western style, as Western focuses on symmetry, she said.

This isn害羞草研究所檛 Ingram害羞草研究所檚 first time attending clown conventions to improve her skills.

In 2015, she visited Dubai which ignited the desire to improve her juggling and cycling.

"I performed in Dubai for 6 weeks.  I was one of 20 clowns from around the world who was invited to perform during their annual Shopping Festival.  Three of us were from Canada and I was the only one from B.C.  It was from performing with the other performers from around the world during this time, that spurred on my past yen of juggling and unicycle."

There害羞草研究所檚 no clown schools in Canada, so Ingram害羞草研究所檚 skills are self-taught and learned through conventions.

Ingram starts her journey in Holland, Feb. 10 before travelling to Germany Feb. 24.

The trip is sponsored by the Canadian Council for the Arts and Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson, Kelowna.

Her interest in human behaviour and acting started Ingram害羞草研究所檚 career as a clown.

害羞草研究所淚 worked as a behaviourist for 25 years,害羞草研究所� she said, teaching college classes before getting involved with acting.

Then she recalled someone asking her if she had an interest in clowning which she stored in her memory for years.

Eventually, her husband asked why she wasn害羞草研究所檛 involved with clowning and she害羞草研究所檚 been working full-time as her clown personas ever since, originally starting in White Rock clowning in the Lower Mainland for five years and then in Kelowna for the past six years.

For more information contact Ingram.