FRUSTRATION!!!!!!!!!!! - NEED YOUR ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by MyST on April 11, 2000 at 11:02:39:

In Reply to: Re: I am so exicted great ideas guys!!!!! posted by Eve on April 11, 2000 at 09:04:49:

Now I know that those of you who are experienced with bridal henna
parties have to feel my pain, the brides are driving me NUTS. Unlike
if it were my briday party, these girls want me to do designs on
their BACKS!!!!! I have been expressing my annoyance with Catherine
off-list about this, but it's just almost insulting to me. There is
a hint of the "temporary tattoo" feel to this, and I have been
pouring my heart into making this an authentic experience, as I would
want it. So far, I know I can do 2 bride's feet, and 2 bride's
backs.....but I am so frustrated.

It changes my perspective about the party to EDUCATING these women
about what they are potentially missing out on...here's a short
excerpt from an email I wrote CCJ about this....I'm REALLY interested
to hear about your experiences in dealing with American brides and
even just Americans at festivals and art faires????????

The one thing I have to say that probably made ArabianFest in
Milwaukee my A#1 henna experience is that people were so much less
into picking out a pattern, they just wanted to EXPERIENCE receiving
henna. They didn't give a crap if it was a moon and stars, or
whatever, they just put their hands out to me, I did whatever the
ARTIST felt like, and then when it was done and gorgeous, I got my
$10. Plain and simple. Screw design books, screw what people want.
I just wanna be the artist, and I want to be trusted. It doesn't
start out like that automatically, of course people standing around
watch me work, get impressed, and then they realize that there is an
advantage to letting me do whatever it is that I think would be most
beautiful......in fact I do my best work with total freedom as do we
all I would assume.

IF anyone has anything I can send to these brides to help educate
them on the "tradition" of applying wedding henna it would be greatly
appreciated ;)

*climbs down off soap-box for the time being.

ANY SUGGESTIONS GUYS?
MyST


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