Original, my first design in Gallifreyan, or the Time Lord language from Doctor Who!
Since my son reached age 2 I haven’t been able to keep up with my favorite shows anymore. My favorite show has been Doctor Who, and I love talking with my clients about the show as they get their favorite quote, or a name, hennad in Gallifreyan. I basically always want to know что посмотреть в Тбилиси who your favorite Doctor is and why. (Mine is Nine)
Gallifrey, if you missed that episode, is where the Doctor and all other Time Lords come from. They have a peculiar circular language that looks like a cross between an astronomy chart and the inner workings of a watch. In the show there isn’t a base language, just art, but one person took the visual elements and sorted them into a writeable, readable, Gallifreyan alphabet. He made a guide, and a translator. I learned Gallifryean from the online translator, and got permission from the creator for using it in a for-pay fashion.
It’s challenging in general, and particularly challenging to write evenly with a cone of henna goo onto a three-dimensional person; I’ll admit it. But the look is so wonderful, and so calming that I never mind the challenge. On the right is my very first try at Dr Who henna. The words are “Tardis”, “Allons-y” and “Sexy”, as the Tardis is my favorite character.
More Gallifreyan.
I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with it now, and can sling out some of them very quickly. I have a small poster of commonly requested words, but use a translator app on my phone for custom requests. My favorite thing to do is use one or two words as a base for a more full design, letting the circles and radials float freely across the hand like a solar wind.
At Awesome Con DC I did a TON of gallifreyan hennas! It was great. A couple of girls who had it done got compliments on it from Billie Piper (the actress who played Rose)! How cool is that! *fangirl*
Well, that’s pretty cool, but my favorite part is bringing people closer to their fandom in this way. Especially when the henna tattoo is words like their kids name, or a quote that’s had a lot of meaning for them, I feel truly honored to be the hand between a dream and a reality. That, in a nutshell, is why I love my job.
But the geeky stuff is a big plus.