Some Henna thoughts for Catherine fans and others

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: So Catherine, : Have you read our book? From your posts I deduce that despite your : claim to be a seasoned professional, you are still struggling with : some very basic factors in the process. The multiplicity of variables : makes the process very hard to get a grip on. : Which it the very reason we wrote the book, to help people get past : this frustrating experimental stage, and into the place where the : craft just flows, and real body art can be created successfully and : reliably every time in a relaxed state. This is what your customers : implicitly assume they will get when they pay you for your henna : service, not to mention your classes. : No we will not be posting results of "our tests," because frankly we : rarely test anything any more, unless it clearly has some potential : merit. Most of what you seem to be tinkering with, it is clear to us : will not yield professional-quality results on a reliable basis. : We have already published the best information from our experience : plus that which has been shared with us by quite a number of seasoned : traditional artists (mostly women from other countries who were taught : by their mother or grandmother as a child). : Also we are very, very busy. You may have noted we can only pop into : the Forum from time to time. And those times will be getting less : often... we are working on the 2nd edition of the Handbook. This book : contains all our knowledge from a working experience with several : thousand henna clients, not to mention years of real needle and ink : tattooing as well as a couple of decades of professional art in other : areas. : Our personal phone number is there in the book too, as we try to : support both amateur and professional artists in any way we can. : I trust that you share with us a desire to see the overall quality of : henna arts improve in the world (not just in your bank account) and : for more and more people to understand how to get great henna every : time they do it. : Poor henna work has a negative impact on everyone in the henna : business. Shoddy products likewise. The greater the knowledge base : and skill level of all henna professionals, suppliers and amateurs, : the better the image of henna in the eye of the public. We will ALL : benefit from this. People with poor business ethics or excessive : greed not only hurt themselves in the long run, but they also hurt : everyone else who is serious about this art form. : Right now the public is willing to spend good money on experiencing : henna art, both having it applied to them, and doing it themselves. : Let us all make a real effort to go the extra mile and provide the : best information and the best quality products and services to the : public. We will benefit, the consumers will benefit, and our whole : society will have a new body art tradition that is positive and : uplifting. : If we don't give good value to henna consumers, they will be : disappointed in the results, tell all their friends it is a waste of : good money, and move on by all the trendy mehndi hype to the next : fashionable thing. The market will dwindle instead of growing as it : has been. : Henna is one of the most ancient of arts, and we should all approach : it with a sense of honor and dignity. Henna is a sacred plant with : medicinal and magical properties, as well as its decorative uses. Let : us respect the gift which it is to us. : : May the Henna bless You all : Phoenix & Arabeth

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