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| "guy on a postcard": white marker, tissue on 4x6" black postcard. |
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2GN2S:
3700 Candles Create a Tanabata
“Milky Way” in Front of Tokyo Tower
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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.
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.
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.
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step 1
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I wasn't satisfied with how he turned out, so I decided to play.
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| step 2 & 3 |
I added sewing pattern & tissue for the top & pants.
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| step 4 |
The head needed help, so I use a watercolor scrap for a hat.
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| 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.
