My New Canvas - Roni's Bald Head

Instead of letting her hair fall out in horrible chemotherapy-induced clumps, my sister Roni boldly shaved her head. Since people would be staring anyway, Roni asked if I would paint a henna tattoo on her scalp. This way, it would give everyone something to look at -- and, I suspect, is a way of tackling this cancer thing head on, so to speak.

Without the henna Roni is absolutely beautiful. Now, she's wearing a magnificent piece of original art upon that pristine pate. These photos were taken with the henna paste drying on her scalp. Tomorrow she'll wash off the "paint" and the henna tattoo will remain. If we're lucky, it will be a rich, dark stain that will last 2-3 weeks.

Of course, I signed this masterpiece -- if you look closely, you'll see the copyright notice just behind her left ear (ha ha, just kidding!). In total, the design took almost four hours. What do you think?