Day 2537: Do you know Tanabata?

"guy on a postcard": white marker, tissue on 4x6" black postcard.

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3700 Candles Create a Tanabata 

“Milky Way” in Front of Tokyo Tower

all photos by Noriake Sato courtesy Sankei News

This weekend is Tanabata, 

meaning “Evening of the seventh”), a Japanese festival 

celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. 

According to legend, the Milky Way 

separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only 

once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. 

To celebrate, 3700 candles have been placed in front of Tokyo’s 

Zojoji Temple, curving their way to Tokyo Tower 

and creating an illusion of twinkling stars reaching up to the sky.

The installation, known as Washi Candle Night, 

is on display for two nights only: July 6 -7. 

The candles are wrapped in traditional washi paper and 

are lit between 6PM – 9PM, weather permitting. 

Washi Candle Night is being staged by the Nippon Daisuki Project, 

 an initiative led by Sadayuki Murayama, a professor 

of information management at Tama University. 

The group seeks to promote an understanding of Japan 

and  Japanese culture with public installations and exhibitions.

Home from the house on the hill till next Thursday.

Unpacked, put in a load of laundry (& dog hair). 

Yes, there was a nap involved. 

I had drawn a figure on black with a white pen.

step 1

I wasn't satisfied with how he turned out, so I decided to play.

step 2 & 3

I added sewing pattern & tissue for the top & pants.

step 4

The head needed help, so I use a watercolor scrap for a hat.

step 5

Finally, wonky orange sunglasses? 

I know they're off, my poor arthritic hands can't work small.

It took longer to do than it looks like.

A smile for Sunday ...