The art of temporary henna body design has undoubtedly become the skin tapestry of the Asian community all over the world, but how does someone become a mehndi henna tattooist and make money?
I have heard it say that the henna tattooist is never out of work. I am guessing they mean if they are good enough and even if they are not they are still working a lot. The call for the mehndi henna artist is constant and they are often the major breadwinner in their family. The fact of the matter is that there is an Asian community in almost every country of the world. These include Indians, Bangladesh's, Pakistan's and many others. And where there is Asian communities there are weddings and other social events. So, where there are weddings there are mehndi henna artists plying their trade.
Many of the mehndi henna artists have been doing it since they were very young. Probably taught by a family member as a family tradition. Unfortunately, Asian communities in the west sometime lose the motivation to carry on such a tradition. This means that in some Asian communities there are too few artists willing to do quality henna designs.
Fortunately, over the last few years young Asians have become more interested and motivate in examining some of their traditional arts. One of the results are professional henna courses online.