Henna Gallery: Hands 2 |
Carrie, one of our wonderful henna artists, applied this extremely dark vining pattern (based on a C. Cartwright- Jones pattern). The paste was wrapped and left to soak on the skin overnight and was a near perfect match with this dark maroon nailpolish.
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The Sanskrit word at the wrist says felicity. Central design adapted from Catherine Cartwright Jones. |
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Design inspired by Catherine Cartwright Jones
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Pomegranites and the multitudes of seeds they contain have been associated with fertility for millenia. There are some speculations that the apple Eve ate in the Garden of Eden may have actually been a pomegranite.
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My version of the Indian lace-like patterning. The Hindu mantra Om Mani Padmi Om is written in Sanskrit and cuts through the filigree |
Fresh henna paste is cooling on the skin, part of the henna plants natural medicinal quality. The henna paste was wrapped and left to penetrate the skin for 7 hours
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Once the paste is removed the henna stain will be a pumpkin orange color and it will darken over 2 days to a deeper color. |
