Modeling Opportunities

  I love to adorn a variety of people and paint models throughout the year. I do have discounted days set aside every month for models, and I adorn approximately 1 model every week. These days book up in advance so make an appointment early to avoid disappointment.

Pregnant Models - Goddess Models - Tween/Teen Models

Pregnant Models: I’m always looking for models for my book series, Blessed Belly Blessed Baby, Honoring Motherhood with Henna Tattoos. This opportunity is open to pregnant women only, and involves coming to my home studio for 90-120 minutes of henna adornment, drying and photographing. Henna takes 2 or 3 days to reach it’s peak color, and so you would need to return to my home studio for more photographing and possibly more painting, another 60-90 minutes. We will also take photographs outside, at a trailhead 2 miles from our home.
I am especially looking for women who are an open canvas, willing to be painted topless. If you are interested in being hennaed for your birth (which may involve 2 to 12 henna sessions before your birth) I would love a model for that. My greatest vision for pregnancy art would be a model willing to be painted topless, a full body henna, right before her due date and repainted every few days until she gave birth. I would love to do the birth photography to capture the art as well.
 This art project is not just about pregnancy, that is only half of it. The other half is celebrating your birth with postpartum henna and photos. This is the tradition that the North African Berbers practice - pregnancy celebration at 7 months, then postpartum henna the first week or two after birth. I am happy to do the postpartum session any time in the first year, no rush.

 I ask all models to contribute towards materials ($30).
 After I photograph you I will go through all the photos (I usually take 100 - 300) I will send you the best 4 in wallet size for you to print and share as you wish. High resolution copies and prints are available if you are interested.
 If you would like to be a model please contact me and let me know what you are interested in.

Goddess Models

I am starting a new project around adorning goddesses. If you could dress up as any goddess, which would you be? In the photo on the right, Jillian models Kamala, the Hindu goddess of love. You may come dressed in your goddess outfit (this one was designed by Willow Arlena) or I have many colorful skirts and silks we can dress you up in. I need your to be willing to sign a model release, be available on the specific dates I am painting models, come to my home studio in NE Boulder for a henna tattoo session lasting 1 to 1 1/2 hours where I will paint your hands and arms, take good care of the tattoo as it sets (not getting it wet), and returning for more photos when the henna is peaking in color (it takes 2 to 3 days to darken). I also ask that all models contribute towards the materials involved in painting ($30). You will receive 4 wallet size photos from our sessions to print or share online. Contact me and let me know you would like to be a model.

 

Tween / Teen Models

 I am interested in doing some elaborate henna tattoo work on arms and hands for young ladies ages 10-17. Both the young person and her mom/guardian would need to be willing to sign a model release, be available on the specific dates I am painting models, come to my home studio in NE Boulder for a henna tattoo session lasting 1 to 1 1/2 hours where I will paint your hands and arms, take good care of the tattoo as it sets (not getting it wet), and returning for more photos when the henna is peaking in color (it takes 2 to 3 days to darken). I also ask that all models contribute towards the materials involved in painting ($20). You will receive 4 wallet size photos from our sessions to print or share online. Contact me and let me know you would like to be a model.