the seed pattern

Patterns by Catherine cartwright jones from the henna page
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle20/

the open heart

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle20/

the bud

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle10/

the hump

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle2/

the kiss pattern

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle15/

sprouts

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/twiddle7/

bridal head accessory

this was a picture given to me by my cousin who is getting married and wants two bridal head pieces. she also asked if i could add my mehndi touch to i and tweak it so that it looks like its mehndi-like.
these were my designs.

some patterns were of Roome's were similar to that of the picture reference given to me by my cousin

Roome 1998:36

Roome 1998:39

Roome 1998:44

Roome 1998:47

using wax rolling worked well for these small elements

i aslo spend one entire day piercing this one element and filing it and sanding it to make it perfect so that i could make a mould of them and cast.

and my hand pieced flowers. lloks like everything is slowly coming together.

beaded foot jewelly for deities

These were found fromsearch engine google ,searching for keywords "beaded foot jewellery" and these beautiful pieces came up.

I was given odd colour schemes to work with so i tried not mixing bead colours together.

the colours were cerisse,light blue,light pink,lilac,silver and black.

i got some beautifiul beads from everlasting in west street durban. theres a wide range to choose from and they are quite affordable.

these were the beaded foot jewelley i made using the given colour schemes.

Surinder Marbha

about  Marbha's work I wanted to know the materials she uses and the process of mehndi and she says
"Well, my primary medium is mehendi or henna – which is a tropical plant, whose leaves are crushed and made into a powder. I mix this powder to create a paste, that has staining properties and hence used for body art. It is a safe and healthy way to decorate your body!

I've been practicing this art for probably 20 years now, and still love every minute of it! "

Charlotte Larsen Jewellery

Larsen calls her work floral.I see mehndi patterns in them.I like her rings she used cast buttons,im thinking off making my own range of mehndi buttons to make rings earrings etc.

Posh and Paisley website

Writer/ Authour Sunny or Sanaz, blogs about anything with paisleys. some of my favorites is the jewellery, home decor, and the dresses. This blog shows works by different artists all with differnt styles.

The jewellery includes work by Chad Allison , DornickDesigns and  Kon Zuc
The patterns on home deco materials and clothing fabrics are beautiful and colourful.

I like adding other materials to my work to complement them like this ceramic pai

I like the look of this bangle,looks like its been etches and filled with resin.I love incorporating etching in my work.

I like the open spaces created in this ring

Anna Clifton

Anna Clifton is a jewellery designer/maker that works with eastern cultural influences in her jewelley. These influences are in forms of mehndi patterns that are used to create her jewellery.Anna uses traditional gold and silversmithing techniques working in preciousmetals, gemstones.

she uses wires that are soldered onto plate,she uses different materials so theres contrast.her work mostly includes swirls on not actuall mehndi patterns but her use of differents metals and the way she uses the metal to create contrast is what im drawing attension from.

below is some of her work from her blog and website.
http://www.annacliftonjewellery.co.uk and https://annaclifton.wordpress.com/

Dai Ban

Dai Ban is a jeweller,a sculpture artist and he does comission jobs. he does say that he loved the motifs used,leaves, flowers, vines mixed with geometric shapes and patterns that really work together and create endless designs.

hes trying to incorporate these beautiful images into his jewellery after much experimentation and practice hes found ways to create flowy movements of his had,wax tools. he makes jewellery from casting wax without any moulds.

below is an email i sent to dai dan to find ways of solving problems im facing with finding ways of casting mehndi patterns.
"hi there,im currently doing my Btech in jewellery design and manufacture and my jewellery is based on mehndi patterns.Im using you and your work as one of my refernces and inspiration. please could you share with me your materials used,the working process,prblems and challenges faces whilst trying to fing the right tools to do what you exactly wanted"

here is some of his work from daibanstudio.com
 done by lost wax casting