Henna N Hang is an evening for women to apply Henna with warm Shaah (tea) and get insight into the ancestry and genealogy of Henna.
Natural Henna is a paste applied with cones to beautify and adorn your body. We will be exploring how to apply some Henna Drills to aid us and answer any questions about the process.
About the Artist:
Ayan Bashir is a Somali-Canadian Visual Artist based in Toronto, ON. For the past couple of years, she has explored Henna, Calligraphy & merged her Graphic Design Skills to make it digital. As a Black Muslim Woman, Ayan navigates the Art scene to truly make an impact in her community. Ayan has the capacity to really listen to her clients to gauge the project at hand and execute the vision. Ayan always had a passion to create with her hands. She is not afraid of taking risks & enjoys thinking outside of the box to really bring the passion project to life!
Over the past 7 years, she has had the opportunity of meeting and adorning so many incredible people with Henna and even building some amazing friendships with them. "Henna Artist is not simply a passion for me anymore but something I cherish every single moment of cultivates conversation, community & self-adornment." -Ayan