Photo taken by Dayna Smith of the Washington Post
We’re so excited to be featured in this article!! We love when the media focuses on the art, culture and diversity found in henna body art.
Please read D.C. Area is a Haven for Ancient Art of Henna by Tara Bahrampour
“…In the United States, where henna art has blossomed in recent years, many artists expand beyond traditional wedding and feast days, bringing their art to schools, fairs and festivals.
“It’s the beautification of women, so people like that,” said Khadija Dawn Carryl, a Canadian henna artist who runs Henna Sooq, a home-based henna business in Elkridge. Carryl does henna for weddings and sweet 16s and on pregnant women’s bellies. “It’s a natural product — it’s organic — and it’s very intimate.”
Who does henna — and under what circumstances — varies across cultures. In Morocco, it’s a feminine thing, but in neighboring Algeria, men use it to stain their feet. Henna has been used to decorate horses’ tails and babies’ hands and sprinkled into corners of rooms to placate evil spirits — but it is perhaps best known as an adornment for brides.” Read on…
