| Benazir Bellydance Bazaar - Cleveland, OH 8/18/07 |
[08 Aug 2007|02:14pm] |
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| July 4, 2007 - Henna |
[31 Jul 2007|12:13pm] |
These henna pieces were created for my bellydance troupe's participation in the Lakewood OH July 4th parade. Above photo taken 24 hours after henna application.
( 2 detail pictures below the cut! )
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| An Australian Aboriginal - inspired mehndi design |
[15 Jan 2007|10:31am] |
Lately, I've been doing a lot of research on the Australian Aboriginal culture, and I discovered that their dreamings/art translate very well as henna designs.
This design was inspired by a piece of Australian Aboriginal art found at http://www.artsansfrontieres.com.au/abor.html by an unnamed artist. The accompanying text for Image #231 is as follows: " "Body Design" by an unknown artist - (Anmatyerre Tribe, Utopia) This painting shows the bold red and white lines painted on the chest of initiated women. In the centre, young uninitiated girls are sitting around a sand painting being taught the "womens secrets". " Photo taken by ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) zodarzone, 10 hours after application.
X-posted to: ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) baraka_henna, henna_addicts, henna_art, and hennatattoo
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| Old Mehndi Set from July |
[17 Oct 2006|01:11pm] |
I miss mehndi. It's been ages since I've had hennaed hands, it seems. Actually, it's only been since the start of the semester, but that does seem like ages ago. (Ages in this instance being six weeks.) Of course, at this juncture in the space-time continuum, I can't henna myself all up. The mehndi pieces wouldn't fade enough before my bellydance troupe's recital so a new design on top of that would just be too muddy to distinguish. *sigh* Of course, I could do a really simple design now, and elaborate on it later, but that just seems like stretching the work out too far. Plus, any piece I add to would also have to be re-hennaed, so the colors would be reasonably close. I could also do a complete mehndi piece now, but it would definitely have to be re-applied a few days before the show for maximum impact. *wobbles and wembles*
Also on the mehndi wobble list: GOING PRO! Yikes, yikes, yikes. Enough folk have come up to me about my mehndi work that I'm considering doing it professionally. That's a whole post itself just waiting to happen. I've got a ton of things to think about in this arena. To do it right would take a lot of work, $$, skullsweat, and nerves of steel. What do you say, professionals? Do you think I'm ready artistically for it? Any words of advice you'd like to share?
Sometimes I wish I knew another local mehndi artist. It would be wonderful to have someone I could trade work with, i.e. you do my hands and I'll do yours. It'd also be great to have someone to chat with about all the trials and tribulations of mehndi. As much as I've tried to make some mehndi buddies here, I don't connect with people on LJ nearly as well as I do in person. I suppose it's partially because I don't really have a lot of time to spend in LJspace, and I hate IMs and such. I'm a big phone/in person sorta gal.
All right, enough whining about my loneliness. Time to give you something new to look at.
Cross-posted to : [Bad username: baraka_henna, [info]henna_addicts , [info]henna_art , and [info]hennatattoo]</div>
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[16 Oct 2006|04:49pm] |
Recent henna for my friend Tinuviel in St. Petersburg, Florida. She and her boyfriend left today to go to Costa Rica for a month! Hopefully when she gets back she'll know how to surf ;)
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| wedding mehendi |
[30 Sep 2006|05:47pm] |
I've realised that its almost 5 months since the wedding and I never posted my mehendhi Pictures. Various excuses why- theyre just excuses. I somehow never got after pics, only the before ones- my brain was not running on full steam. Pity though because the colour was great and it lasted a whole month on my palms.(which is supposed to bode well for a long and happy marriage.
Anyhoo- heres photos:
crossposted to hennatattoo
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[07 Sep 2006|08:36pm] |
for brown eyed people and lovers of brown eyes
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| Petroglyph symbolism |
[15 Aug 2006|11:33am] |
One of the motifs I use a lot is the hand with spiral palm. This motif is based a bookmark that my friend Doug (the Mayan archaeologist) gave me ages and ages ago. The hand with spiral palm is one of the oldest petroglyphs found in North America. Anthropologists have speculated that the hand with spiral palm means healing or magic to the Native Americans. The spiral is a very important sigil in cultures all around the world. The direction of the spiral usually has great significance. Clockwise can mean ascending, or light, magic, and counterclockwise means descending or dark magic.
Cross-posted to: baraka_henna, henna_addicts, henna_art, and hennatattoo
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| Smudgy henna |
[07 Aug 2006|02:49pm] |
These photos are a bit old; this mehndi piece is from May. I sorta rushed through it, and I think the henna must have still been a bit wet, since the next morning I took the tape off to discover some seriously blobbed bits. I wonder if my paste is too thick, or perhaps the tape is at fault. Any thoughts? Please forgive the messy, though. I really like the tribalesque swirls I created to edge my palm and fingers.
X-posted to: baraka_henna, henna_art, henna_addicts, and hennatattoo
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[11 Apr 2006|03:23pm] |
Hello, all you wonderful folks! I had a rather busy weekend with houseguests, and they all wanted to be hennaed. I finally figured out how to get a URL out of Flickr, so without further ado.....
X-posted to baraka_henna, henna_addicts, henna_art, and hennatattoo
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| Bridal patterns |
[13 Mar 2006|12:52pm] |
I used to do mehendhi work for weddings when I was in my old home town where there is a very large Indian community. after moving to Cape town, I've lost all my pattern books in the move, and I'm in a spot of bother.
I need to find a Mehendhi artist in Cape Town who is proficient in Indian wedding mehendhi. Failing that I need a pretty design for intricate wedding mehendhi, so that I can coach whomever it is that eventually does the work. A friend insisted that she wanted to do it, but I really dont want to spoil the friendship, because her work is untidy and shoddy still, and I dont want her to think that I am being a ***** about it. It is after all such a special occasion.
I would love any advice and or suggestions on pattern if anyone is able to do so.
Thanks in advance.
crossposted to hennatattoo
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| New member here! |
[12 Mar 2006|07:24pm] |
Hi henna folks! I'm a new member of this community, although I've been lurking for a while. So I thought I should introduce myself and share some of my work with you.
My name is Rebecca, I live in Cleveland Ohio, and I've been working with henna since high school. A lot of my previous pictures of my work have been lost, and I haven't hennaed in at least two years. I used to henna quite a lot, but the past couple years have been frenetic and my only local source of good henna shut her shop. Still, now that I've been taking bellydancing lessons for almost a year, I really miss the beauty of hennaed hands.... and the idea of jewelry that doesn't catch on costumes or run when you sweat. My new troupe has a show coming up next Saturday (click here if you're in northern Ohio and interested in attending http://www.oldetownehalltheatre.com/Benazir.htm ) and I offered to henna them for the show. (Look for pix of that next week.) Of course, I couldn't just walk in cold, I needed to refresh my skills and do a test run with the henna. I ordered Jamila henna from www.hennacaravan.com and I highly recommend them to everyone! Fast shipping and excellent product quality.
Who wants to see some henna? Warning: very picture heavy. I took pix while I was applying the henna, and the progression of the color day after day.
I believe I shall cross-post this to baraka_henna, henna_addicts, henna_art, and hennatattoo.
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[30 Aug 2005|12:40pm] |
Hello! I just joined this community because I love henna design. Haven't had much on me though. I am hoping to have some henna done for me, on my feet for my vow renewal next month. I found an artist on henna page, I live in PA and there was only one listed, so I hope she works out!
Here is a picture of the last henna I had:
My mother free-handed it. I just told her I wanted pomegranates, lotus's and hares. It's not as fine as more advanced artists, but I think she did well for a first timer!
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[20 Aug 2005|09:03pm] |
I'm still pretty new to this henna experience (so far I love it!). But I was wondering, do you guys prefer to freeze or refridgerate leftover paste, and which gives it a longer shelf life?
Thanks!
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