Re: Henna galleries and originality

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Posted by Carrie on September 21, 1999 at 02:01:17:

In Reply to: Henna galleries and originality posted by Shanon Lavender on September 20, 1999 at 07:02:56:

: I would think it was cheating if she had not done the mendhi work
: herself. It is an example of the quality one can expect if they hire
: her to do Menhdi. Another thing I would like to point out is that
: she is not alone. You merely have to look at most of the henna
: galleries out there to determine what henna books people own.

Many of us, just starting out, were too busy with our day jobs to have
the time to develop portfolios of our "own" work, so we relied on
published books. My first few appointments saw me with books in hand,
encouraging clients to pick from those (as I didn't really have the
confidence or skill yet to come up with my own).

: All of
: the artists I have run into in the Seattle area are using books
: published by others as part of their flash. Originality is not as
: valued as people wanting to know what their design will look like
: and have lots of ideas to chose from.

I love the clients who pick "the flower from this page, the vines from
that page and the bird from this other page" because they force you to
combine ideas. Which is what all of this is about anyway-aren't almost
all of the traditional mehndi designs like this? A lotus is a lotus is
a lotus! Variations on a theme are what makes us all artists!

Waht I really can't stand is someone who tries to say that thier
simple, basic design (lotus, leaf, vine) is copyrighted. Granted, put
together a bunch of those in an innovative way and you can claim it
your own. But the basic designs should remain free to use without
punishment or defamation. I guarantee when my web page goes up it will
give credit where it is due. If that make people think I can't
generate MY OWN ideas, so be it.

What's that saying? "There is nothing new under the sun"

We all own the right to each other's designs. By practicing this art,
one should commit to the idea of tradition. We are preserving the past
here! Heaven knows-if this hadn't become so trendy lately, would it
even be an ISSUE?

Carrie

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: : I would think it was cheating if she had not done the mendhi work : : herself. It is an example of the quality one can expect if they hire : : her to do Menhdi. Another thing I would like to point out is that : : she is not alone. You merely have to look at most of the henna : : galleries out there to determine what henna books people own. : Many of us, just starting out, were too busy with our day jobs to have : the time to develop portfolios of our "own" work, so we relied on : published books. My first few appointments saw me with books in hand, : encouraging clients to pick from those (as I didn't really have the : confidence or skill yet to come up with my own). : : All of : : the artists I have run into in the Seattle area are using books : : published by others as part of their flash. Originality is not as : : valued as people wanting to know what their design will look like : : and have lots of ideas to chose from. : I love the clients who pick "the flower from this page, the vines from : that page and the bird from this other page" because they force you to : combine ideas. Which is what all of this is about anyway-aren't almost : all of the traditional mehndi designs like this? A lotus is a lotus is : a lotus! Variations on a theme are what makes us all artists! : Waht I really can't stand is someone who tries to say that thier : simple, basic design (lotus, leaf, vine) is copyrighted. Granted, put : together a bunch of those in an innovative way and you can claim it : your own. But the basic designs should remain free to use without : punishment or defamation. I guarantee when my web page goes up it will : give credit where it is due. If that make people think I can't : generate MY OWN ideas, so be it. : What's that saying? "There is nothing new under the sun" : We all own the right to each other's designs. By practicing this art, : one should commit to the idea of tradition. We are preserving the past : here! Heaven knows-if this hadn't become so trendy lately, would it : even be an ISSUE? : Carrie :

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