Art is an icebreaker. It can help spark a conversation and introduce us to new ways of thinking. An Arlington woman is doing that with temporary art with her clients to share a cultural tradition they ...

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 7:29 p.m. Aatmi Mehta is using henna as an art form to convey tradition and self-expression. The second-year public health student runs a small business specializing ...

It’s hard to pin down the exact origin of the ancient body art of henna. Some speculate that Cleopatra, perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of the words “consummate beauty,” used ...

Kenyan wedding henna designs are steeped in cultural significance, often used to adorn brides on their special day ...

Henna is made from the leaves of the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis), the henna dye is used to create beautiful and temporary designs on the skin, particularly on the hands and feet, as a form of body ...

Morika Banu, founder of ‘The Henna Lab’, is creating a trend that even featured in the movie ‘Blood Brothers’.

It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto the boys.