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Contents
From Inspiration to Photography,
A lizard's tale ~
Alex Morgan
5 Pages
The Rise of a Henna Boy
Mark Foster
5 Pages
Henna and
People of Color
Catherine Cartwright Jones
9 Pages
Henna - Is it Safe?
Jeremy Rowntree
2 Pages
The OzzFest Diaries
Catherine
Cartwright Jones
Shanon W.
Lavender
Gwyn Thomas
33 Pages
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This cover image is a montage made
with two digital photographs and a line art component. All aspects of
the image here presented (henna design / application / photography /
artwork) were executed by Alex Morgan http://www.spellstone.com
For more information see 'A Lizards Tale'
Copyright: Alex Morgan 2001
From
Inspiration to Photography, A lizard's tale ~
~ by Alex Morgan
Alex describes the inception of the
design pictured above and follows the process of line art design
through henna application to the photography of the finished
application. A quick reference troubleshooting guide for photography is
included as appendix to this article. Read
more
Featured Artist: The Rise of a Henna Boy
~ Mark Foster
Henna Boy is a studio based in
Brighton UK. This article is the story of Mark Foster, owner of
Henna-Boy, how he was introduced into henna and how it grew into the
Henna-Boy Studios. Read more
Henna
and People of Color
~ by Catherine Cartwright-Jones
Over half of the henna using
countries of the world lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic
of Capricorn, thus darker skinned people ornament themselves with henna
as do lighter skinned people. A henna artist must know techniques and
chemistry suited to accommodate this wide range of colors, as well as
patterns and traditions relevant to their interests and origins. Read more
Henna
- is it safe?
~ by Jeremy Rowntree
Back in August this year, several
posts appeared on the Henna Page forum describing a scientific report
that had warned against the use of the dye constituent of henna,
lawsone, for dyeing hair. This article considers the implications of
the report. Read more
The
OzzFest Diaries
~ by Catherine Cartwright Jones, Shanon W. Lavender and Gwyn Thomas
Three different perspectives on
working as a henna artist at a major summer festival, often amusing,
always vivid, plus invaluable business advice legal information and
recipes for the professional henna artist. The authors' names link
directly to their contributions. Read
more
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