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Artistic adornment in Old Lyme

June 03, 2016 12:00 am • Last Updated: June 03, 2016 7:13 pm

Mehndi artist Jessica Velilla of Artistic Adornment creates a henna design on the hand of Lillian Grethel, 12, of Hadlyme during a teen summer reading kickoff event at the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Friday, June 3, 2016. During the event Velilla gave a short talk about the origins and designs of henna for teens grades 6-12. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Lillian Grethel, 12, of Hadlyme shows the henna design on her hand created by mehndi artist Jessica Velilla of Artistic Adornment during a teen summer reading kickoff event at the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Friday, June 3, 2016. During the event Velilla gave a short talk about the origins and designs of henna for teens grades 6-12. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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