I am so very touched....the kids went crazy over the henna butterfly with [their sibling's] name on it... we love it so much, it's sitting under the memory tree...thank you so very much.
- Christine, bereaved mom

	Henna Wood Cuts: Each is one of a kind and hand decorated with henna by Kara L.C. Jones. These wood cuts vary in shape. We work with whatever we have on hand. We can decorate them with just henna design OR we can incorporate the name of a loved one you are memorializing. Some are delivered stained & sealed. Others have the henna paste dried, left on, and sealed right over top for a more textured feel. If we are custom designing a piece for you, it will be 10 days after your payment is cleared before we can mail it. We need time to create it, let it dry, and seal.
Memorial Henna Retreats One of Kara's specialties with henna is to offer private or small group ritual retreats for bereaved parents. We talk about intention, get mindfully present, enjoy a cup of tea, and then Kara does a memorial henna design on the client(s). Memorial designs might incorporate the name or initials and date of birth/death of the child. Sometimes the design simply incorporates a shape or symbol that is meaningful. The henna stain becomes a physical manifestation of grief transformed into an expressed parenthood that is too often silenced after the death of a child. If you'd like more information or have questions, please see Kara's Mother Henna site by clicking here.

What People Are Saying

you can't imagine how it made my day to see the henna'ed foot!!!
-Melanie, bereaved mom

I loved the dragonfly-henna healing.....I really really really really liked it!
-Ang, bereaved mom

About Kara aka Mother Henna

Kara L.C. Jones, Grief Coach & Artist, is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where she concurrently did a 3 year mentorship with Hedda Sharapan at Family Communications, Inc., producers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Her poetic and non-fiction works have been included in publications such as New Works Review, PoetsWest, Real Henna, Conari Press book "Meant To Be", LightHearts Publication's "Soul Trek", MISSing Angels Newsletter, American Tanka, Mother Tongue Ink's We'Moon, Honored Babies, Adams Media's Cup of Comfort series, and more. Because she refused to give her grief writing over to the control of outside editors and publishers after the death of her son, she and her husband Hawk founded KotaPress in 1999 as a creative outlet for their expressive artworks. She is a certified Reiki Master Teacher working in this modality since 2004. She has been facilitating online and in-person workshops for over 10 year, including sessions offered at the International MISS Conferences, WA State Poets Association Burning Word festivals, and Course Bridge. She holds seats on both the WA State and National MISS Foundation boards, is a facilitator and HOPE mentor for bereaved families, and is the moderator for the Creation Station forum on the MISS national site.