Re: I saw a beautiful henna gallery and wanted to recommentd it.

Posted by Shanon Lavender on September 20, 1999 at 06:39:52:

In Reply to: Re: I saw a beautiful henna gallery and wanted to recommentd it. posted by Amy C on September 20, 1999 at 04:56:02:

I buy henna books for the express purpose of using the designs
within. Most of these books tutor you and give examples to copy so
you can achieve better designs. I guess I thought they expected the
purchasers to use their work for an example. Since Tatjana knows
some of the artists perhaps she could get them online to give their
point of view. I think it is rather hypocritical/naive to publish a
book to teach you more about mendhi and not think the designs will
get copied. I agree with Amy imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.

Shanon

: Thanks, Shanon. Your spare time will be an asset to us all. Keep
: surfing & recommending - I don't get time to do it much anymore.

: Do others see this the way Tatjana does? I certainly feel that you
: should credit the actual mehndi work of others, but I never saw
: anything wrong with taking inspiration from others' designs when
you
: do the actual hannaing yourself. Is that really considered
uncool? I
: always saw it more as an homage. Rarely comes out exactly
identical
: to the original design anyway.

: Opinions?

Follow-ups:

• The copyright rant Catherine Cartwright Jones 14:40:57 9/20/99 (4)
  • The Deception is what's wrong... MyST 19:09:25 9/21/99 (3)
    • Re: The Deception is what's wrong... El 08:43:39 10/11/99 (0)
    • That's what I was talking about! (thanks MyST) Eve 16:05:07 9/23/99 (0)
    • Re: The Deception is what's wrong...I agree Shanon Lavender 02:58:12 9/22/99 (0)