Re: Can you believe it, I have an APPRENTICE!!!!!!!!! *ecstatic giggles*
Posted by Linda in NJ on July 26, 2000 at 07:28:36:
In Reply to: Can you believe it, I have an APPRENTICE!!!!!!!!! *ecstatic giggles* posted by Nick on July 25, 2000 at 15:07:53:
Congratulations Nick, talk about upholding tradition. Apprenticing to
learn a trade is probably as old as henna is.
Now if you really want to apprentice someone, in the old way, his mom
would sign her son over to you for seven years (teasing, but that's
the traditional way), and you would have to feed and house him, but
he has to do anything you say including windows. At the end of it he
would have a trade, be a journeyman and off he would go:))
If we want to modernize things a little bit, teach him everything that
makes you such a passionate advocate of henna practice. Start with
basics and go from there. Thank about all the things you wish you
knew when you started, and all the mistakes you made, and design your
curriculum from there. I suggest once he's at a level you are
comfortable with, bring him along to appointments. At first he can new
skin and wrap, and eventually can try some of the design work.
In terms of money, work it out with the parents. Maybe cut them a deal
on your rates if you get a summer assistant out of the deal. It is a
great honor to be offered an apprentice, and a testament to your
skill. My sweetie was an apprentice years ago to a printer and still
talks fondly about the guy even though he put him through H***!
Happy Henna-ing Master Nick, teacher
Linda
