Re: my third attempt! thoughts...

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Henna Page Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by Nick on October 1, 2001 at 23:57:24:

In reply to: my third attempt! thoughts... posted by Peregrine on October 1, 2001 at 13:37:56:

Wow!!
that's really beautiful.
Great design and nice color too!
Keep up the excellent work!
~Nick

: well I have been lurking here for a while so I figured I would
finally
: post a picture of my latest attempt to henna my hand. (you can also
: sort of see a 2 week old design underneath this one)
:
: this was done last night with castle art henna that I got from Anne
: from CT, lemon juice and sugar added on saturday afternoon at about
4,
: left it out overnight, added tea tree oil at 7 am sunday, lavendar
at
: about 11 am, did my feet at about 1 and my hand at about 6. wrapped
my
: hand with tissue and wore it to bed...but took it off my feet 8
hours
: after I had done them... my hand came out this nice dark cherry
brown
: color, but the stain on the top of my feet is pretty wimpy orangy-
red
: at the moment. maybe it will darken up today...cant show you a
picture
: since i cant get my feet on the scanner :)
: I think the variable at work here is heat...my feet were pretty
cold
: yesterday even though I had them wrapped up with socks on, but
sleeping
: with the hand wrapped kept it really warm. in fact i think the
warmth
: made the paste/oil sort of bleed more so the lines are actually
fatter
: than they were when I wrapped it...
:
: this was also the first attempt with the carrot bag after 2
frustrating
: attempts with a jaquard bottle. using the carrot bag is like
using a
: nib tip pen versus a rapidograph pen...kind of works like a
calligraphy
: pen. but I also think I have made the paste a little too oily
since it
: spreads out once its down no matter how thin the line...got around
this
: a little by having a space heater to dry it while i was working
since I
: am slow...
:
: the design is based on a ukrainian pysanky easter egg design,
another
: art that I do which is similar I think...lots of practice and
: experimentation with a weird drawing tool in a stubborn and
capricious
: medium (melted wax) to get the results you want...fun :)
:
: cheers,
: Peregrine

Follow Ups

Post Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
: Wow!! : that's really beautiful. : Great design and nice color too! : Keep up the excellent work! : ~Nick : : : well I have been lurking here for a while so I figured I would : finally : : post a picture of my latest attempt to henna my hand. (you can also : : sort of see a 2 week old design underneath this one) : : : : this was done last night with castle art henna that I got from Anne : : from CT, lemon juice and sugar added on saturday afternoon at about : 4, : : left it out overnight, added tea tree oil at 7 am sunday, lavendar : at : : about 11 am, did my feet at about 1 and my hand at about 6. wrapped : my : : hand with tissue and wore it to bed...but took it off my feet 8 : hours : : after I had done them... my hand came out this nice dark cherry : brown : : color, but the stain on the top of my feet is pretty wimpy orangy- : red : : at the moment. maybe it will darken up today...cant show you a : picture : : since i cant get my feet on the scanner :) : : I think the variable at work here is heat...my feet were pretty : cold : : yesterday even though I had them wrapped up with socks on, but : sleeping : : with the hand wrapped kept it really warm. in fact i think the : warmth : : made the paste/oil sort of bleed more so the lines are actually : fatter : : than they were when I wrapped it... : : : : this was also the first attempt with the carrot bag after 2 : frustrating : : attempts with a jaquard bottle. using the carrot bag is like : using a : : nib tip pen versus a rapidograph pen...kind of works like a : calligraphy : : pen. but I also think I have made the paste a little too oily : since it : : spreads out once its down no matter how thin the line...got around : this : : a little by having a space heater to dry it while i was working : since I : : am slow... : : : : the design is based on a ukrainian pysanky easter egg design, : another : : art that I do which is similar I think...lots of practice and : : experimentation with a weird drawing tool in a stubborn and : capricious : : medium (melted wax) to get the results you want...fun :) : : : : cheers, : : Peregrine
Optional link URL:
Link title:
Optional image URL: