I am writing this recipe that I reconstructed based on my birthday week dinner at Blackie's (formerly Blackie's Bulldog Tavern) in Smithfield RI. I'm posting it to my website because this is what will probably live on long after I've lost the piece of paper I've written it down on, and this way maybe you [...]
Dear Heather,Do you have any recommendations for keeping henna on overnight? I've been getting conflicting information about aftercare for my bridal mehndi from my friends, family, and the interwebs. What do *you* think I should do?Gratefully,Excited For My Wedding Henna Dear Excited,Thanks for checking in! I'm so glad to hear you're interested in keeping the [...]
Here's the Dungeon and Dragons Demogorgon / Demodog monster from Stranger Things. It's not too often that I get to do horror themed henna... but when a young lady comes up to you wanting Mystery Henna (tm) wearing a stranger things tshirt, super smudgy black eyeliner, and black skull leggings.... you ask her if she [...]
I made this graphic to support the Etsy Strike of April 11-18, 2022, as there didn't seem to be enough social-media-shareable ones that gave the full message succinctly and without self promotion. Sign the petitionPut your Etsy store on vacation mode / don't buy anything on Etsy April 11-18.Encourage others to do the same. Little [...]
I've tried a LOT of different ways of booking clients. Finding efficient ways to book clients is kind of my thing. I've taught entire classes at henna conferences on how to integrate different online systems to create a smooth client booking workflow. Up until about two weeks ago, I was a HUGE advocate of building [...]
I'm so excited to be able to do your henna again!!! I am writing today to share that I am now fully vaccinated, and thus ready to do your henna! I am sticking primarily to individual appointments, for the time being, as those are still the safest while we wait for enough others to be [...]
It has come to my attention that there is precious little information out there about comparing dye release times of different henna powders, at least for body art use. Apparently most of the info out there is for mixes for hair, which do include things like apple cider vinegar (which body art mixes don't use [...]
Meeting Alka Joshi I had the pleasure of meeting and doing henna on author Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, at the Spring Fling Henna Conference. She read an excerpt from her book, which we all enjoyed. She then told us about how it was basically her exercise in writing an storyline for how [...]
Week 3: Sights + SoundsThis week, I took my normal walk through the park, this time focusing on both the sights and sounds around me simultaneously. I recorded these three short videos that feature prominent man-made landmarks within the park...including the fences and the farm animals kept inside them (no groundhog this time - goats [...]
There were three major sounds I kept noticing on my walk this week - cars passing, my own feet, and birds. When I think about past walks, all I really remember are the sounds of the birds, probably because that is what is more sonically unique to me. I hear the sounds of my own [...]
