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I was a semi-professional mehndi artist from 1994 to 2003. My experience spans from painting the public at volunteer festivals about India to being resident mehndi artist at salons, weddings, and parties. In 1997-98, I was employed at the Spa Biba in Jenkintown, PA. After graduating from college in June 2002, I took one year off as an Americorps Volunteer in Philadelphia, PA. Today, I am a medical school student at the University of Pittsburgh. Because I anticipate a busy schedule, I am not available at this time to do henna art for clients. I have held mehndi demonstrations on various dates at Borders Books and Music in Wilmington, DE (8/97, 2/28/98, and 8/16/98), as well as a demonstration at the Bibelot Bookstore in Bel Air, Maryland (4/98). I performed other mehndi applications for the Indo-American Association of Delaware, the Opera Delaware Theater Company, and the South Asian Association and the Students to Free Tibet at Harvard University. On Wednesday, October 29, 1997, I appeared on the FOX-29 television show Good Day, Philadelphia, and my website was featured as an "incredibly useful site" on the ZdTV (DirecTV channel 273) program Internet Tonight. Photographs of my mehndi artwork were featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine (November 9, 1997), the Wilmington News Journal (photographs published on two separate dates), and for a publication by the Community Newspaper Corporation. My design has also been purchased for use for Clairol advertisements. You can contact me if you do want an artist for Pittsburgh, in the chance that I am available to do your mehndi design! I have a variety of design books for clients to look at, but I prefer to use these as resources to get an idea of the style of mehndi that my client likes best. I most enjoy creating my own personalized designs. Clients can bring in their own samples or choose from the book if they like. My rates are flexible, taking into account the amount of mehndi used and the intricacy of the designs. I require that clients come to my home for their mehndi application, but I can accommodate most clients at their homes for jobs of $50 or more, provided that the location is accessible via public transportation. I also require compensation for travel time. Rates are approximate and subject to change.
This page was last updated August 23, 2003 |
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