Collaborations
The Love Mandala
& The Cosmology of Love
In 2018, Tamara collaborated with Laura Smith-Biswas and Stephanie Wood-Miller of The Love Mandala to provide a visual language for Laura's book The Cosmology of Love, and companion book Affirmations of Love. Laura created over 70 Ways of Loving, put into 5 categories - Ways of Being, Ways of Acting, Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking & Ways of Touching.
Tamara called on the history of henna design from around the world, and chose 'base symbols' for each category to build the visual language. The paisley represented the mango shape used in Indian henna design, the triangle for the straight lines of Moroccan henna design, the lotus for decorative Arabic henna design. Tamara chose the spiral as a more universal symbol, relating to countless cultures around the world, and the infinity symbol rounded out the lexicon.
The Ebooks were re-released on Amazon in 2021, earning best-seller status. Tamara use the symbols today to create custom talismans in her Ceremonial Henna work. Take the Ways of Loving Quiz here!
Coachella Arts &
Music Festival
In 2024, I partnered with Vinyl Wellness to provide Henna Body Art and Ceremonial Henna Readings as part of the Wellness area of the Camping Hub. It was a dream to offer the joy that henna brings on such a large scale.
Events & Venues
Tamara began her relationship with henna in 1997. A personal interest became professional and she began sharing it
far and wide under the name Opal Moon Henna.
Here are a few of those events:
Live Your Power Expo - Carlsbad, Dream Street, Slack Festival, South Bay Yoga Conference, Echo Park Rising, Old Spanish Days Santa Barbara, Sunstock Solar Fest, Western Growers Association, Holiday in the Park, Strawberry Fest Oxnard, Aura Shop, Diwalifest, Castle Carnivale, Pagan Pride Los Angeles, Mystic Soul Mystic Market, Yoga Loft, Mindfulnest, Greensboro Fun Fourth, KCRW Fundrager, The Market at Lake Gregory, Temple of Light Holistic Healing Days, Seaside Spiritual Center