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Posted by Kenzi on May 30, 2001 at 01:11:51:

In reply to: Re: a funny thing about tattoo and harquus patterns posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on May 30, 2001 at 00:25:13:

: I'm delighted to hear about the Jordanian tattoo! Thank you!!!!
:
: I had two Afro-American women here today, and last time they were
: here, I did Nigerian patterns on them.... and a friend of theirs
: recognized the precise village they were from! It thrills me to
get
: verification that my work is right on target with scholarship and
all!
: Every so often someone gets snide with me that I
haven't "travelled
: properly" ... but .... I have picked up one or two things in 12
years
: in the research library, and over 600 books in the bibliography.
:
: Damn shame about the PPD slinger.... but ..... if I'm going to be
open
: hearted about my work, that's just going to happen. I try to make
my
: peace with that, and the incident with the Jordanian certainly
helps
: me blow off the crud that comes sliding along. I'd hate to keep
all
: my work under lock and key.
:
: I truely believe that henna is an behaviour and experience to be
: treasured, not a novelty to be acquired.......

The tattoo that I drew on my friend was not even copied from your
designs. I had spent a few hours redrawing some of your designs as
well as some from other sources so I had them all in my short term
memory. When I went to do the design on my friend I just pulled
together some stuff from that memory cache and came up with this
design. I thougt it was a combination of several designs but when I
looked back at your book I realized that I had copied it exactly! We
were laughing about that for hours.

As for your designs in the black henna woman's book, I can only hope
that your designs printed out with the anti-black henna energy you
imbued them with. Maybe when she does your designs in black henna
they will leap off the skin or get smudged!

As for accuracy in designs despite not having travelled...sometimes
when travelling and researching designs you will get told all sorts
of crap about the origin of the design because either the people you
talk to are ill-informed or they are just telling you what you want
to hear. I go through this when buying textiles in Morocco; I get
all sorts of stories about the rugs I am looking at because they
think I am a dumb foreigner (very possible!) who doesn't know
anything and will believe everything. I have been told that a rug is
made of silk even when I take out a lighter to burn a supposedly silk
thread from said rug and it balls up like melted plastic!

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: : I'm delighted to hear about the Jordanian tattoo! Thank you!!!! : : : : I had two Afro-American women here today, and last time they were : : here, I did Nigerian patterns on them.... and a friend of theirs : : recognized the precise village they were from! It thrills me to : get : : verification that my work is right on target with scholarship and : all! : : Every so often someone gets snide with me that I : haven't "travelled : : properly" ... but .... I have picked up one or two things in 12 : years : : in the research library, and over 600 books in the bibliography. : : : : Damn shame about the PPD slinger.... but ..... if I'm going to be : open : : hearted about my work, that's just going to happen. I try to make : my : : peace with that, and the incident with the Jordanian certainly : helps : : me blow off the crud that comes sliding along. I'd hate to keep : all : : my work under lock and key. : : : : I truely believe that henna is an behaviour and experience to be : : treasured, not a novelty to be acquired....... : : The tattoo that I drew on my friend was not even copied from your : designs. I had spent a few hours redrawing some of your designs as : well as some from other sources so I had them all in my short term : memory. When I went to do the design on my friend I just pulled : together some stuff from that memory cache and came up with this : design. I thougt it was a combination of several designs but when I : looked back at your book I realized that I had copied it exactly! We : were laughing about that for hours. : : As for your designs in the black henna woman's book, I can only hope : that your designs printed out with the anti-black henna energy you : imbued them with. Maybe when she does your designs in black henna : they will leap off the skin or get smudged! : : As for accuracy in designs despite not having travelled...sometimes : when travelling and researching designs you will get told all sorts : of crap about the origin of the design because either the people you : talk to are ill-informed or they are just telling you what you want : to hear. I go through this when buying textiles in Morocco; I get : all sorts of stories about the rugs I am looking at because they : think I am a dumb foreigner (very possible!) who doesn't know : anything and will believe everything. I have been told that a rug is : made of silk even when I take out a lighter to burn a supposedly silk : thread from said rug and it balls up like melted plastic!
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