Henna Gallery I - Henna Portfolio
Henna Gallery I - Henna Portfolio
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hands,
hands and more hands
Traditionally henna is used on the hands and the feet; this tradition probably developed when it was discovered the the color takes best and lasts longer on the thick skin of the feet and hands. In addition, in many of the countries where henna is used women often dress in clothes that show little more than their faces, hands and feet, and so, much effort is put into adorning these parts. The dark rich color that shows up on hands and feet as well as the way designs can be made to fit and enhance the extremities make these designs a joy to execute. Elaborate or simple, designs on the hands and feet call attention to one's gestures and movements and permeate one's being with an exotic sophistication. |
for more photos click here: hands__feet__other
Client List
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designs for a bride from Boston |
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This is a variation on the design below, with the palm design going up the fingers instead of curling in on itself |
This is a copy of the design below; the palm in the picture to the left is a variation |
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I was so fortunate to be asked to do something Moroccan covering the arm by a client who really appreciated my work..it was a wonderful treat |
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same design as below, but with a 2nd application of paste about 2 weeks later |
back of the hand of the design at left |
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A design in two stages; the part with the paste on had been done the day before but we ran out of time to finish the fingers until the next day |
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arm band with paste on |
arm band 48 hours after paste was removed |
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an indian style design I created; this photo taken right after paste removal |
the same design at left; this photo taken 2 days after paste removal |
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Paste on |
Second day after the paste came off |
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above is a little Moroccan-style piece; I was inspired by the embroidered
wedding belts worn by Moroccan brides |
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photos above are the hands of the friend of the Tanzanian woman whose
hands are pictured below |
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photos above are the hands of the sister of the Tanzanian woman whose
hands are pictured below |
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photos above are the hands of a Tanzanian woman I hennaed for her wedding |
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this
Moroccan bridal henna design (left) is from Erfan Mahlodji's wonderful
book of Moroccan and Tunisian henna designs; this book is no longer available,
but I believe the artist is looking for a new publisher, so keep an eye
out for it at HennaTribe.com |
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above henna was done for a young singer from Brooklyn; the design was
inspired by one in a book by Loretta Roome |
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The
design (above left, above right and right) came to me in a dream; I didn't
remember it exactly upon waking, just a vague idea of the shape. Once
I started working the design came to me, and turned out as I had seen
it in the dream. The henna is terped but the photo was taken shortly after
paste removal so the color is a little light. |
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| henna
for a bride, an Indian from Guyana - as I write these words she is having
her wedding on the Brooklyn Bridge on a gorgeously bright, crisp fall
day |
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| henna
on the sister of the bride above |
henna
on the cousin of the bride above |
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| A
shameless copy of a design by Joshiv, an Indian artist whose work I really
admire |
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| A
recent design done with Kenzi henna from the
summer crop (Aug. 2002) terped with cajeput
essential oil; the design was done on a cool day and the paste was
left on for 3 hours and washed off with NYC tap water which is very chlorinated.
I took the photo without a flash so that the resulting photo would show
the true color of the henna. |
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(All
henna designs and photos are original work by Lisa Butterworth, unless
otherwise specified) |
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