A project like this can never be done alone, and I am lucky enough to have been inspired, helped, and given encouragement by many who have become new friends. My gratitude and appreciation goes to everyone who helped in any way.
Firstly, my thanks go to the team at Llewellyn Worldwide, especially Elysia Gallo and Rebecca Zins, for their insight and belief in the magic of henna.
But my deepest gratitude goes to those who have offered their help gratis and with great encouragement: Alex Morgan of Spellstone for her sublime artwork and designs; the “henna girls”—henna artists Farah Khan, Sarah Ali Khan, Amrit Bansal, Maggie Johnston, and Darcy V—for letting me use photographs throughout the book of their beautiful henna work; and photographer Ro Lee-Foyster for her patience and skill in capturing the alchemy at work. Special thanks must go to Catherine Cartwright-Jones for creating the Henna Pages and all its accompanying work, for without her tireless research and passionate love of henna, we would all be lost for inspiration and knowledge on the subject. Thanks also to Joe James and Claire Watts for testing the henna pens so creatively.
Last but not least, my eternal love and thanks to my husband and daughter for their continual support and encouragement, even when I was a “henna hermit” during the writing of the book.