Re: one addition to that post

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Posted by Kenzi on June 1, 2001 at 16:10:09:

In reply to: one addition to that post posted by Nick on May 31, 2001 at 22:21:34:

: I also get treated like a bussinessperson... a salesman of sorts.
: Which can get rather annoying. I would like to be treated more like
: an artist who is creating actual art on these people, but the art
: portion of it seems to get pushed aside.
: ~Nick

I know what you are talking about. i just had an event at a girls'
school this week and it was absolute mayhem, pages of my books flying
around, people bumping and crowding the table, asking questions etc.
There was even a soccer-mom pushing to get her girls to the front of
the line by any means possible--pretty scary! I was in another world
working on one person at a time, blocking out the mayhem. I couldn't
have done this without an assistant who answered questions, controlled
the crowd, lemon-sugared and wrapped. Unfortunately I didn't realize
until about 2/3 of the way through the event that I should have been
keeping a list. Once I started a waiting list things calmed down a
lot. This will cut down on the piercing cries of "henna me!" and give
you some peace to be an artist instead of a machine. Also, at such
events, I find that there are always people who don't understand henna
and see you as a machine, and then there are others who really
appreciate the art and you as an artist and want to ask you questions
and talk about their experiences. In this mass of squirming squealing
girls I had a couple like that and it was pure pleasure. One girl let
me do anything I wanted on her hand but wanted the "om" sign...I think
her design came out the best of any of

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: : I also get treated like a bussinessperson... a salesman of sorts. : : Which can get rather annoying. I would like to be treated more like : : an artist who is creating actual art on these people, but the art : : portion of it seems to get pushed aside. : : ~Nick : : I know what you are talking about. i just had an event at a girls' : school this week and it was absolute mayhem, pages of my books flying : around, people bumping and crowding the table, asking questions etc. : There was even a soccer-mom pushing to get her girls to the front of : the line by any means possible--pretty scary! I was in another world : working on one person at a time, blocking out the mayhem. I couldn't : have done this without an assistant who answered questions, controlled : the crowd, lemon-sugared and wrapped. Unfortunately I didn't realize : until about 2/3 of the way through the event that I should have been : keeping a list. Once I started a waiting list things calmed down a : lot. This will cut down on the piercing cries of "henna me!" and give : you some peace to be an artist instead of a machine. Also, at such : events, I find that there are always people who don't understand henna : and see you as a machine, and then there are others who really : appreciate the art and you as an artist and want to ask you questions : and talk about their experiences. In this mass of squirming squealing : girls I had a couple like that and it was pure pleasure. One girl let : me do anything I wanted on her hand but wanted the "om" sign...I think : her design came out the best of any of
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