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The Las Vegas Henna Conference

The Las Vegas Henna Conference
April 20 - 23, Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas

Spouses are welcome. We will have frequent uploads of pictures of the conference so people everywhere can share in one helluva good time! Check on The Henna Page Forum to see the *nearly* live action!


Contact info@mehandi.com to get more information and to attend the conference. The cost to attend the conference lectures and laboratory is $200, payable to Catherine Cartwright-Jones.

The cost of hotel and meals is separate.  If you would like to stay at the Tropicana during the conference, contact the Tropicana Hotel  at 800-634-4000 and tell them you want to stay at theTropicana for the LAS VEGAS HENNA CONFERENCE.  There is a block of rooms reserved, and the rooms will sleep up to four people.

Instructors and Presenters for 2009:

Neeta Sharma ~ Deepali Deshpande ~ Catherine Cartwright-Jones ~ Roy Jones
 Erika Harrison ~ Malynda Dilmore ~ Jen Schafer ~ Katerin Alekand ~ Ranjana Patel
Deb Brommer ~ Sunaina Maira ~ Jessica McQueen
And more to come!


MAIN LECTURE HALL: 9 - 6 pm every day
subject to change


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
9 TBA
Henna in Estonia

by Katrin Alekand
Teaching Henna to Children 
in Schools and Libraries:

by Jen Schaffer
Master Class:
Gulf Style Henna

by Ranjana Patel
10 Experiments and Results:
The effects of
Acids and Terps on henna

by Jen Schaffer
Photographing Henna

by Roy Jones
Wedding Henna Consultations:
Tips, Tricks and Difficult Situations

by Kim Brennan
11:30 lunch lunch lunch lunch
1 The Geography
of  Henna

by Catherine Cartwright-Jones
Elements of
Henna Design
& Techniques

by Neeta Sharma
Master Class:
Shading

by Malynda Dilmore
Master Class:
The Business of Henna

Larger Events and
Creating the Festival Pattern Book

by Jessica McQueen
2 Body and Place:
Adornment Theory

by Catherine Cartwright-Jones
Master Class:
Dragons

by  Malynda Dilmore
3:30 Henna and Hip Hop:
Politics of Cultural
Production and  Indo-Chic 

by Sunaina Maira
Master Class:
Step by Step
Festival Favorites
by Kim Brennan
Master Class:
Simple Bridal Work

by Neeta Sharma
Master Class: Indian Bridal

by Deepali Deshpande
5 Henna as "Other"

by Katrin Alekand

LAB: Open every day 9 am till midnight
Free materials and pattern books available all day
Demonstrations twice a day
subject to change

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
10 am Beginning:
 Henna Intensive

Mixing, application,
tools, seals and aftercare

by Deb Brommer
Sari Wrapping Clinic

by Neeta Sharma
Ultimate Bling
by Erika Harrison
TBA

1 pm TBA TBA
Ultimate Bling
by Erika Harrison
TBA

Course Descriptions 

Adornment Theory
Body and Place: The geography, culture, art and science of how we configure our bodies. Catherine Cartwright-Jones

Bridal Henna
Master Class: Indian Bridal by Deepali Deshpande

Elements
Elements of Henna Design & Techniques:  by Neeta Sharma This interactive class will help identify some basic elements that are used in henna. Emphasis will be given to putting basic elements and shapes together to create patterns. The objective of this class is for the artist to get an idea of doing basic sangeet style designs. 

Neeta Sharma2
Master Class: Simple Bridal Work
by Neeta Sharma

Geography of Henna
Geography of Henna
by Catherine Cartwright-Jones

henna
Beginning Henna, three hour intensive by Deb Brommer:

Mixing, application, and sealing for best results.

shady dragon
Master Class: Dragons
by  Malynda Dilmore

step by step
Master Class
: Step by Step Festival Favorites by Kim Brennan

The Business of Henna
The Business of Henna: Organizing for Large Henna Events and Creating the Festival Pattern Book

by Jessica McQueen of Henna Caravan


Wedding Henna Consultations: Tips, Tricks and Difficult Situations by Kim Brennan

henna your hair
Henna for Hair: Science, history, techniques and "hands on" of dyeing your hair with henna and indigo.  Catherine Cartwright-Jones

Shady stuff
Shading:
a master class by  Malynda Dilmore

Merchants: Because of city ordinance and Tropicana regulations, we are not accepting vendors at this conference.

Contact info@mehandi.com to get more information and to reserve your space at the conference.
The cost to attend the conference is $200, payable to TapDancing Lizard LLC. You can call 330–689-0725  to pay your conference fee with Visa or Mastercard.

The cost of hotel and meals is separate from the conference fee.  Contact the Tropicana Hotel 800-634-4000 to reserve a room for the conference.   You may stay somewhere other than the Tropicana and attend the conference, but that's where the lectures and lots of henna artists will stay.

If you are coming to the conference, or have questions, PLEASE email Catherine at info@mehandi.com




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