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It's cold in Cleveland and the henna biz is a bit slower these days. Last night I did some bridal mehndi for an Indian girl getting married this weekend.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with fellow henna artist and friend, Lily from Dayton (www.ohiohenna.com). She, along with my sister Andrea, helped me out with a big gig at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH for their annual Diwali celebration.
The day started off with an hour trip to Stow to hang with some fellow artists at Catherine Cartwright-Jones's house for the annual "Sling & Slack". Traveling with me was my loyal henna apprentice (and sis), Andrea. She has been helping with large events and is developing some mad skills. We met up with Lily at Catherine's house and stayed for a couple hours, killing time before the Kenyon gig.
(Andrea, Lily and I)
Here's a little something my sis did on my leg based on a Neeta Sharma design.
The three of us then hopped in the car for a 2 hour drive to Gambier.
We ended up parking right in front of the building where the Diwali fest was to take place. Greeting us were hundreds of luminaries lining the sidewalks. Diwali is the Indian "Festival of Light", where according to Wikipedia, "the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being". It was simply BEAUTIFUL. Too bad I forgot to take a pic :( We ventured inside, set up shop and got to work.
It wasn't long before we had long line of eager Kenyon students. The celebration included music, food, dancing and a comedian (who BTW, was horrible). He was not only very NOT-funny, he told a few inappropriate "jokes" and remarked on how this was "the worst crowd he ever had". Go figure... It's sad when a comedian has to tell people it's OK to laugh! Thankfully, the students seemed to be thrilled at the super-sweet hennas we were giving them :)
Aside from having to sit through a train-wreck of a comedic performance, the night went well and we all had a great time. The students were friendly, patient and gracious. A good time was had by all!
The day started off with an hour trip to Stow to hang with some fellow artists at Catherine Cartwright-Jones's house for the annual "Sling & Slack". Traveling with me was my loyal henna apprentice (and sis), Andrea. She has been helping with large events and is developing some mad skills. We met up with Lily at Catherine's house and stayed for a couple hours, killing time before the Kenyon gig.
(Andrea, Lily and I)
Here's a little something my sis did on my leg based on a Neeta Sharma design.
The three of us then hopped in the car for a 2 hour drive to Gambier.
We ended up parking right in front of the building where the Diwali fest was to take place. Greeting us were hundreds of luminaries lining the sidewalks. Diwali is the Indian "Festival of Light", where according to Wikipedia, "the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being". It was simply BEAUTIFUL. Too bad I forgot to take a pic :( We ventured inside, set up shop and got to work.
It wasn't long before we had long line of eager Kenyon students. The celebration included music, food, dancing and a comedian (who BTW, was horrible). He was not only very NOT-funny, he told a few inappropriate "jokes" and remarked on how this was "the worst crowd he ever had". Go figure... It's sad when a comedian has to tell people it's OK to laugh! Thankfully, the students seemed to be thrilled at the super-sweet hennas we were giving them :)
Aside from having to sit through a train-wreck of a comedic performance, the night went well and we all had a great time. The students were friendly, patient and gracious. A good time was had by all!
