Re: Artistic Integrity and perceptions...

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: : I do. I have worked many festivals with both, : : and I think there is a certain clientele that : : frequents each. Obviously little kids are : : more for face painting (allthough : : I did have a mother once ask me if I would : : do henna on her kids face, and I : : refused!)......but temporary tattoos are really : : big here in MN at the festivals. They piss : : me off when they are at the art festivals, : : because I figure, hey they aren't CREATING : : art by the way, they are just licking and : : sticking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the most party I don't : : say much about it, but to some degree I feel : : that they are competing with what I have to : : offer. They are temporary, they wash off, : : they have color.....all these advantages. But : : the one big advantage that henna will always : : have over temp tats, is that it it's art....a : : miniarture artistic design designed : : specifically for my client. : I know how you feel. I sell jewelry and textiles at fairs and I see : people selling absolute crap out there and making a ton of money at : it. Sometimes I get upset because i am not selling and feel that the : crowd doesn't understand what I am selling, but usually at this time : the very kind and instructive Universe sends me a person who knows my : stuff, knows about the Tuareg (who make my jewelry), or are curious : and want to know more. I may not sell as many pieces as the people : selling 3 Pokemon key chains for $5, but I sell each piece to an : appreicative person who walks away knowing what s/he owns is unique : and gorgeous. : As for henna vs. temporary tattoos, my point from above is that : quality will rise to the top. There will always be people who just : want some trow-away type of thing, something cheap, and others who : want something unique and lasting and beautiful. You will make your : money and reputation off the latter group and build a clientele that : will seek you out. And maybe one day, one of those Pokemon key-chain : owners will see someone somewhere with your art on their body, ask : where they got it done, walk right past the face painters and : temporary tattoos to sit at your booth to partake in your art. : p.s. Once, at a street fair where i was selling, I bought a bunch of : silly barrettes for $2 a bag at a street fair when I could have paid : $20 for a beautiful handmade barrette...but I wanted to cheap ones as : a gag gift. Go figure.

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