Saturday, March 24, 2007

IF: i spy sakura (cherry blossoms)


Sakura weeping
petals floating to the ground
soft breeze sighs
In Japan it is now Hanami Season. Time to view the cherry blossoms, eat, drink, sing and compose haiku.
You ain't lived till you've done a hanami party right, so they say. I had mine last night.

Posted by ° at 3:51 PM

43 comments:

  1. UnknownSaturday, March 24, 2007 5:42:00 PM

    beautiful and elgant!!

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  2. GeninneSaturday, March 24, 2007 5:51:00 PM

    I spy and LOVE your sakuras :)

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  3. isay Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:20:00 PM

    beautiful michael. 'love the colors and the gentle feelin'......

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  4. georgSaturday, March 24, 2007 7:54:00 PM

    beautiful and poetic - and funny, I've made a haiku too last night :)

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  5. AmmonSaturday, March 24, 2007 8:09:00 PM

    Very creative all around. Very pretty and very fun.

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  6. studio loloSaturday, March 24, 2007 8:35:00 PM

    Wow...It's fantastic!! I think this is one of the prettiest illos on here.

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  7. patiSaturday, March 24, 2007 9:04:00 PM

    It must be gorgeous, Michael! One can say so just by looking at your powerful illo. Lovely!

    cabanadigital.com

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  8. Hung LinSaturday, March 24, 2007 9:53:00 PM

    love the colour and the intensity of sakuras!

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  9. JOSaturday, March 24, 2007 10:39:00 PM

    This is beautiful, Michael, love your color choices.

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  10. AnonymousSunday, March 25, 2007 1:20:00 AM

    Wow this is beautiful! Great Job!

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  11. StringSunday, March 25, 2007 4:47:00 AM

    Spring is coming, thank god - feels very Japanese, accck, now I want sushi! This is a lovely use of colour and form.

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  12. AnonymousSunday, March 25, 2007 9:47:00 AM

    hanami sounds interesting! I have been too shortly in japan, sic! very nice illo, great composition, patterns and colouring...

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  13. *Itkupilli*Sunday, March 25, 2007 10:30:00 AM

    Really beaautiful and so must have been your experience, very elegant.

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  14. valerie walshSunday, March 25, 2007 12:42:00 PM

    oh Michael this is so lovely! It's my favourite!!! I just love it!

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  15. KatarinaSunday, March 25, 2007 2:58:00 PM

    interesting and a very lovely illustration!

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  16. HeatherSunday, March 25, 2007 3:36:00 PM

    This is beautiful. So peaceful.

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  17. nice lopesSunday, March 25, 2007 8:25:00 PM

    Oh! so sweet...i love the colours...very nice work! thanks for visiting my blog!

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  18. SerlineSunday, March 25, 2007 11:03:00 PM

    A nice piece of wall hanging or window view for my house. Beautiful!

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  19. trowbridge chroniclesSunday, March 25, 2007 11:05:00 PM

    I love your hard edge design and the beautiful color combo in the purples, and the flower design. Very nice piece.

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  20. Tanya NicholsMonday, March 26, 2007 12:21:00 AM

    love cherry blossoms!! perfect spring timing!!

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  21. chiyokoMonday, March 26, 2007 3:15:00 AM

    Hello.
    This illustration is very beautiful.
    Yes, Japan is a season that enjoys the beauty of the Sakura now. Sakura inform of the visit of spring in Japan.
    Today,the weather is beautiful and a lot of people are enjoying the first pleasures of spring.

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  22. AnonymousMonday, March 26, 2007 6:44:00 AM

    Very beautiful and peaceful....

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  23. emilayusofMonday, March 26, 2007 9:15:00 AM

    Beautiful and so peaceful!

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  24. AnonymousMonday, March 26, 2007 4:35:00 PM

    Splendid and serene.I love this piece! I strolled the campus yesterday with a Japanese friend to view the cherry blossoms. They were incredible! She said she didn't like the drunken partying aspect of hanami, but each to their own ;-)

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  25. Brine BlankMonday, March 26, 2007 9:52:00 PM

    I really like the patterning and the flowers through the window...one of the first vector projects we ever did was to imitate a Japanese print and it made me really appreciate the work...so much so that I took an extra art history class on the subject...

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  26. HARDWAXMonday, March 26, 2007 10:10:00 PM

    The colors sooth my eyes.
    A gentle and moving piece of work Michael. I feel I am missing something very special-the Hanami season in Japan, and the party. If this piece is a reflection of the Hanami party, it must have been amazing.
    Beautiful idea and of course artwork!

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  27. HonorMonday, March 26, 2007 11:16:00 PM

    Nice colours, very delicate.

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  28. LindaTuesday, March 27, 2007 1:15:00 AM

    beautiful design, i would like to be there!

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  29. buepTuesday, March 27, 2007 4:42:00 AM

    It must have been a great experience! Very nice, emotional illo.
    Ejoy your spring :)

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  30. Liz JonesTuesday, March 27, 2007 9:15:00 AM

    Oh, I love love love this one!!! Spring at last!

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  31. Ellen ByrneTuesday, March 27, 2007 9:55:00 AM

    wow! how can something with such vibrant colors have such a calming effect?! very, very nice!

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  32. carlaTuesday, March 27, 2007 11:47:00 AM

    A lovely image and haiku! It's so pretty and peaceful:>

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  33. Jannie aka ChickengirlTuesday, March 27, 2007 2:48:00 PM

    I'm loving all things Japanese lately. This is lovely. Perfect for spring.

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  34. Marco BucciTuesday, March 27, 2007 9:03:00 PM

    simple, with nice colour. cool!

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  35. TheTartTuesday, March 27, 2007 10:21:00 PM

    Just lovely!

    Big happy smooch,
    The Tart
    ; *

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  36. Kathleen RietzWednesday, March 28, 2007 12:25:00 AM

    Nice the way you have both bold design and the soft, gentle flowers together. This is a beautiful piece.

    -kate

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  37. Kay AkerWednesday, March 28, 2007 9:33:00 PM

    Exquisite, love the glimpse of the cherry blosssoms!

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  38. Tony LaRoccaWednesday, March 28, 2007 11:08:00 PM

    A spiffy entry
    On your blog page lies in wait
    For others to spy

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  39. ShanoThursday, March 29, 2007 11:28:00 AM

    Purple, pink, and cherry blossoms! Lovely, lovely!!

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  40. MiKa ArtThursday, March 29, 2007 12:55:00 PM

    This is sooooo beautiful!! I like how you used the kanji characters.

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  41. Ginger*:)Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:56:00 PM

    This is just amazing....and beautiful as is the one for total. Your graphics are always interesting and colorful with just the right amount of emotion for each one. This one is so peaceful and the violet interior just makes the cherry blossoms all the more tender and fragile.

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  42. AngelesFriday, March 30, 2007 12:30:00 AM

    i want that in my bedroom... beautiful

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  43. Amy ZaleskiFriday, March 30, 2007 11:05:00 AM

    So elegant and peaceful. Very spring-appropriate. I hear you had 85 degree weather in Charlotte last week.

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