Fine Art Friday

“My heart that was rapt away by the wild cherry blossoms - will it return to my body when they scatter?”
-Unknown

Hello! In honor of spring and Japan, Sakura (cherry blossoms) are the subject of my attention today. I would like to share these wonderful pieces of art - Enjoy!


“Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.”
-Ikkyu Sojun



1.) Cherry Blossoms Print
2.) Cherry Blossom Original Watercolor
3.) Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree Watercolor 3 Print
4.) Cherry Blossoms
5.) Cherry Blossoms Original Painting
6.) Small Print Cherry Blossom
7.) Cherry Blossom Original Silk Screen Print
8.) Original flower drawing (ink on paper)


In Your Absence

Not yet summer,
but unseasonable heat
pries open the cherry tree.

It stands there stupefied,
in its sham, pink frills,
dense with early blooming.

Then, as afternoon cools
into more furtive winds,
I look up to see
a blizzard of petals
rushing the sky.

It is only April.
I can't stop my own life
from hurrying by.
The moon, already pacing.

-Judith Harris

Mosaic Monday

"A perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one. And it would not be a wasted life."
-The Last Samurai

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was very nice - I actually relaxed somewhat! Today's mosaic is of Cherry Blossoms which are one of my favorite blossoms/trees. Hydrangeas are the only flower that I like better! Enjoy!



Cherry Blossom Facts:

* A cherry blossom is the flower of the cherry trees known as Sakura. In English, "sakura" refers to the Japanese flowering cherry, the fruit cherry comes from another type of tree.

* Japan gave 3,020 cherry blossom trees as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the friendship between the two nations. Those trees replaced an earlier gift of 2000 trees which had to be destroyed due to disease. The 3,020 trees were planted in Manhattan and on the shore of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

* Cherry blossoms are thought to be an omen of good fortune and an emblem of love and affection.

* Cherry blossoms represents spring and are a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life, and are depicted as so in many works of art.

* Cherry blossoms are indigenous to many Asian countries including Japan, Korea, and China. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms, over 200 varieties can be found there.


"In the cherry blossom's shade there's no such thing as a stranger."
-Issa

Have a great day and remember: Go Ahead & Indulge!