Desirae “Desi” Payne, aka Dizzy the Clown,

has been a professional clown since 1996

Worked with children for over 25 years

B.A. in Christian Education & B.A. in Theology

Extensive training in the art of clowning

Privileged to be Official Guest Ringmaster for Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus in 2007 in Ottumwa, Iowa, and performed in pre-show and finale   

Honored to have P. Buckley Moss, internationally renowned artist, do a portrait of Dizzy the Clown in 2005 www.PBuckleyMoss.com or www.mjartgallery.com

Author of several children's books

Produced 52 on-line Bible videos which can be seen weekly on Dizzy's web-site 

or can be purchased on-line

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Performs regularly for school assemblies & libraries with her

“All American Reading Show”

 

Dizzy also provides humor therapy at Ottumwa Regional Health Center and the McCreery Cancer Center on a weekly basis, to children, dialysis patients,

chemo-therapy patients, and anyone who is a child at heart

Dizzy was a contributing author in the book, "The Joyful Journey of Hospital Clowning"

Dizzy especially enjoys ministering in churches and sharing God’s love

A member of the World Clown Association, Clowns of America International, 
 Korn Patch Klown Alley of Des Moines, Iowa, the Christian Creative
 Arts Association, and the Fellowship of Christian Magicians.


Desi resides in Ottumwa, Iowa, with her husband, Craig, and children,

Nathan and Erin.