More doodling

Can't help myself when I see excess henna paste lying around. Time for some doodling.

I was trying out flowers with rectangular petals. Fell in love with them when I see them on lovely mehndi designs.

Here we go, more doodling.

Photos from the National Wedding Show 2011 in NEC, Birmingham

Had an amazing time at the National Wedding Show 2011 in Birmingham last two weeks. This time I managed to henna more than 150 visitors over the whole event. Its a step forward for me. I'm so grateful for the visitors who allowed me to do so. Lovely people. Love henna.

Here are some of the photos from the show.

For more photos of this event, click here.

Floral garters

I've been meaning to do garters for a long time. I love them without the hassle of removing and putting it on. So I've gotten my own version which will last a bit.

Core design is inspired by 3 sunflowers.

Doodling in the first quarter of the year

January was the busiest time I ever hand for a while. Racing with time to complete my dissertation. Finally it's done and over with. Phew.

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February came and went. I spent most of my time in my beloved home country. Malaysia. I've visited places I've never been before. There is so much to offer. This trip I've visited Kuching in East Malaysia. The Semenggoh Wildlife Sanctuary - where the forest is preserved for the habitat of orang utans. Amazing creatures.



Another reason for being excited - that is if you are a reptilian fan, Crocodiles! Jong's crocodile farm houses dozens of crocodiles of all shapes and sizes. I've been in love with these creatures all my life, visiting the farm is definitely in my to do list.

What I like about this is that there is an area where crocodiles were kept in an open enclosure - similar to their natural habitat and we (I mean visitors) can walk on the bridge up above and view them in their magnificence. Never the less, this is not for the faint hearted for Mr. Croc may be just right below you!

This guy is just right by the bridge we were walking on.

Ever seen a crocodile smile at you? I bet all of you have not. I have never thought that one could but this put my skeptical thoughts to rest. It looks as if it IS smiling. I was alone at the area at that time. It was an eerie feeling as I recall local stories of how Mr Croc tricked Mr Buffalo to help him and in return, it bit Mr Buffalo's leg, refused to let go and smile. Along came the mousedeer with sheer cunning and wits to save the day. Sum it up. It was creepy as the pupils of the eye seem to focus on one spot. Probably I look like food?

Now you have seen the smilling crocodile, let's move on the core of the post.
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Henna!
I generally haven't done much hennaing in the first two months as you know. I enjoy doing hennaing and of course one day I would definitely love to be proficient at this. But never the less, this is a chance for me to put my progress into words. I believe in the saying that practice makes perfect.

Gillter is an interesting medium for body art decorating but it does not last. It's excellent for enhancing a design or probably for chldren events. They'll love it.

The day before working on the wedding show, I decided to give myself a little warm up before drawing on dozens of people. The simple floral strip is the easiest to draw due to the flexible and repeatitive design.

Another warm up with designs which I've taken off a book. Similar structure but definitely different motifs.

I tried to do a little traditional bridal henna practise but I was in a little hurry and was anxious to finish the design. The end was a little to simple to match the design feature but oh well, I've learnt my lesson. Some designs just don't match.

This is a more arabic approach where designs are bold and striking.