Re: Back from my first festival!

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Posted by Jolynn on September 4, 2001 at 06:24:07:

In reply to: Back from my first festival! posted by CorasMama on September 3, 2001 at 17:45:24:

Hi!
I was hoping you would let us know how it went. I'm glad the majority
of gathering went so well. It is a sad fact of life that there are
dram queens (and kings) in all groups and I hope they didn't bring you
down too much. Congratulations!!

by the way, I have had a request for a breast design and I am a little
reluctant to try it (my husband wants me to do one to myself.) How did
it work? were there problems particular to that area of the body. did
you have to avoid the aureola? did you use terped paste or regular?
etc, etc, etc. thanks for any info you can give.

jolynn

: I'm back from the Gathering of the Tribes. Wow! I had the best
time!
:
: I got there Thursday, and got set up, and almost immediately started
: hennaing! Everything was great Thurs, Friday, and Saturday. I was
: hennaing practically non-stop. About half of the customers wanted
: something from the books, but the other half just let me go hog-
: wild. I think, IMHO, that those turned out the best. I got to do
: hands, ankles, legs, arms, backs, shoulders, and even one breast! I
: did a bunch of kids and teens, too, (of course, with their parents'
: permission) and I think they were the most fun of all. They were
all
: starting school soon, so we had fun coming up with designs that
meant
: what WE wanted them to mean, but wouldn't look too "pagan" to non-
: pagans!
:
: I must have done at least 5 "Mists of Avalon" moons on foreheads.
: That was kind of fun.
:
: I almost always had at least one person watching, and learning,
which
: was great, because I love to teach people. I also gave out about 5
: or 6 cones. I was very glad that I had brought all the links to
: CCJ's Sirius mixes page, Maison Kenzi, and Castle Art! So I think
: Henna has made a real hit in the Virginia/North Carolina pagan
: community.
:
: In the evening, at the fire circle / drumming circle, the henna
: designs looked downright awesome in the firelight on the people
: dancing.
:
: Then Sunday it all went wrong. The day started out with waking up
: late. Then when I got there, and got set up, the first one that
came
: up to get hennaed couldn't stop telling me about how he was a third-
: degree this, and third-degree that, blah blah blah, I'm-so-cool-and-
: so-very-pagan-admire-me crap. Then there were three women who all
: came together, and OH! the Drama! of their lives! The first two had
: any clue how to ground and center. I tend to get very close and
: communal-like with the person I'm hennaing, so by the time I was
done
: with them, I felt like all the hairs on my body were standing on
: edge. I had to go take a walk and unkink all my muscles, it made me
: so tense. And at the end of the day, I still had to drive 4 hours
to
: get home to rescue a very grumpy husband from a three-year old.
:
: But all in all, I had a fantastic time, made a bunch of new friends,
: and probably drummed up some business for Kenzi and Amy. (So if you
: guys get orders from new customers in Richmond and North Carolina,
: that's where they heard about you.)

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Re: Back from my first festival! -- breast design info CorasMama 16:20:56 9/4/2001 (1)
- thanks bunches!! (n/t) jolynn 04:21:00 9/5/2001 (0)

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: Hi! : I was hoping you would let us know how it went. I'm glad the majority : of gathering went so well. It is a sad fact of life that there are : dram queens (and kings) in all groups and I hope they didn't bring you : down too much. Congratulations!! : : by the way, I have had a request for a breast design and I am a little : reluctant to try it (my husband wants me to do one to myself.) How did : it work? were there problems particular to that area of the body. did : you have to avoid the aureola? did you use terped paste or regular? : etc, etc, etc. thanks for any info you can give. : : jolynn : : : : I'm back from the Gathering of the Tribes. Wow! I had the best : time! : : : : I got there Thursday, and got set up, and almost immediately started : : hennaing! Everything was great Thurs, Friday, and Saturday. I was : : hennaing practically non-stop. About half of the customers wanted : : something from the books, but the other half just let me go hog- : : wild. I think, IMHO, that those turned out the best. I got to do : : hands, ankles, legs, arms, backs, shoulders, and even one breast! I : : did a bunch of kids and teens, too, (of course, with their parents' : : permission) and I think they were the most fun of all. They were : all : : starting school soon, so we had fun coming up with designs that : meant : : what WE wanted them to mean, but wouldn't look too "pagan" to non- : : pagans! : : : : I must have done at least 5 "Mists of Avalon" moons on foreheads. : : That was kind of fun. : : : : I almost always had at least one person watching, and learning, : which : : was great, because I love to teach people. I also gave out about 5 : : or 6 cones. I was very glad that I had brought all the links to : : CCJ's Sirius mixes page, Maison Kenzi, and Castle Art! So I think : : Henna has made a real hit in the Virginia/North Carolina pagan : : community. : : : : In the evening, at the fire circle / drumming circle, the henna : : designs looked downright awesome in the firelight on the people : : dancing. : : : : Then Sunday it all went wrong. The day started out with waking up : : late. Then when I got there, and got set up, the first one that : came : : up to get hennaed couldn't stop telling me about how he was a third- : : degree this, and third-degree that, blah blah blah, I'm-so-cool-and- : : so-very-pagan-admire-me crap. Then there were three women who all : : came together, and OH! the Drama! of their lives! The first two had : : any clue how to ground and center. I tend to get very close and : : communal-like with the person I'm hennaing, so by the time I was : done : : with them, I felt like all the hairs on my body were standing on : : edge. I had to go take a walk and unkink all my muscles, it made me : : so tense. And at the end of the day, I still had to drive 4 hours : to : : get home to rescue a very grumpy husband from a three-year old. : : : : But all in all, I had a fantastic time, made a bunch of new friends, : : and probably drummed up some business for Kenzi and Amy. (So if you : : guys get orders from new customers in Richmond and North Carolina, : : that's where they heard about you.)
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