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Mehndi by Carine Fabius
The magical art of mehndi, or henna painting, has been practiced for centuries in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and now it has finally arrived in the West. Packed with inspirational photographs of traditional and contemporary mehndi, this complete resource offers everything you need to create your own beautiful henna designs, including: - dozens of practice exercises and sample illustrations- a foolproof recipe for mixing the henna paste
- step-by-step instructions on how to apply your mehndi design
- insider's tips from professional mehndi artists and more
Carine Fabius is the author of: Mehndi-The Art of Henna Body Painting, (Random House,1998) Ceremonies for Real Life (Council Oak Books, 2003) Sex, Cheeese and French Fries-Women are Perfect, Men are from France (Kouraj Press, 2006) Jagua-A Journey into Body Art From the Amazon (Kouraj Press, 2010) Ms. Fabius has also been published in African Arts magazine, a UCLA/Fowler Museum of Cultural History publication; Calabash: A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters (an NYU publication); and Conscious Living magazine, a Sacramento, California-based publication. She has also been a regular blogger on Huffington Post since 2007 about arts, culture and lifestyle issues. Ms. Fabius was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and moved to the United States with her family at the age of eight. She grew up in New York, moved to Miami at the age of 21 then headed west to Los Angeles, where she lives today. In 1990, Ms. Fabius and her sculptor husband opened Galerie Lakaye, a contemporary ethnic art gallery with a focus on Haitian art. The gallery has been featured in various television shows and prestigious publications, including Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit Magazine, Los Angeles Times, and many others. Ms. Fabius is also an independent museum curator for venues throughout southern California. Contact Information 323-460-7333 galerie_lakaye@pacbell.net www.carinefabius.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780609803196 |
| ISBN 10 | 0609803190 |
| Title | Mehndi |
| Author | Carine Fabius |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1998-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Prizes | Nominated for New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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