This blog post is brought to you courtesy of my husband, Dr. Peter Nulton, a professor of ancient art history and archaeology at the Rhode Island School of Design. He just quickly put it up as a note on facebook, but then we realized it would be more useful if we also put it in [...]
This design was inspired by the bharatnatyam dance costume worn by a dancer at the Wellesley Diwali event this Sunday! It was a unique way of wearing the saree, even compared to other bharatnatyam costumes I have seen. The pleat was off to the side, giving a sassy, asymmetrical look. Per the weekly challenges that [...]
I turned to TED Talks to wake up my brain while I had breakfast this morning. This one piqued my interest: The Worst-Designed Thing You've Never Noticed Roman Mars This ended up being a bit of a call to action for me. In a discussion of what makes flags good, it became immediately clear that both [...]
Dushanbe is a collection of henna designs I created based on the art of the Dushanbe Tea House. Get your copy here. Here's the description from ArtisticAdornment.com, the publisher: "Dushanbe is full of henna designs inspired by the art of Tajikistan. This book features over 50 designs by henna artist Heather Caunt-Nulton, ranging in complexity [...]
I never got super duper into comics when I was younger - which is odd, really. So I never really got into drawing characters. And figure drawing in art classes involved a bit too much nekkid for my sensibilities. The only time I've ever really had to try to draw the human form much is [...]
FYI, there's what seems to be a book-by-txt scam out there for entertainers / henna artists. "This is ---- how are you doing ?, i will like to know your availability day in September, 2015 just 5 hours service, i will like you to get back to me with your availability day in September its a [...]
We henna artists sure like to adorn things! Painting cars makes our work a bit more permanent. You'll tend to see four main styles of henna-inspired car art: Puffy Paint on WindowsThis is the least permanent and most popular! This can be scraped off with a razor blade when it's time for a new design. [...]
From: www.nataliedee.com/archives/2007/Jan/ This lemon-sugar how-to was written for Lisa of Michigan! I also have said I might get around to making a YouTube video...but for now, here are some typed-up how-to instructions for you. What you need: -bottled lemon juice (or squeezed, strained lemon juice if you want to be fancy...which I never [...]
Dear Heather, I see that some henna recipes out there have sugar in them. But your recipe and the one at ArtisticAdornment.com, and so many others don't have it. What's up with that? Why would I want to add sugar to my mix? Do I need it? How much and what sugar should I add [...]
I am happy to announce that I will be doing henna at Shake the Tree this year (2015) right in time for Diwali! Monday, November 2nd, 4-8pm I will be doing henna for $30 per hand at Shake the Tree, 67 Salem Street, Boston, MA Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/henna-by-heather-shake-the-tree-tickets-19272709192 Once your ticket is purchased, [...]
