This is a continuation of the tour of the Chinese Lantern Festival. you can visit http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/ and click on Lantern Festival and read all the stories about the pictures.
The dragon is a traditional symbol for the Chinese people....it symbolizes luck, nobility, bravery, strength and knowledge. 2012 is the year of the dragon.
This exhibit is called Dragon Embracing the Pillars
They actually colored the water blue...it appeared magical.
There were lotus blossoms in many of the ponds in the garden.
This exhibit is called Lotus Ponds. i loved this arbor...looks like the sun. i want this in my garden at home.
Some very tall...albeit strange...lotus flowers
And this incredible vase sitting in the middle.
The fish on the vase remind me of Deb Levy's art work on her quilts....she does fish sometimes. when you look at the pic you can see that this is sort of 3D...the design if actually set off of the vase....you can see the little pins holding it up.
Here's another huge lotus flower in a pond.
This was called Sail Boat and is really cool. it is made of thousands of recycled plastic bottles. the city of St. Louis saved them for the Chinese artists to use.
All these exhibits are so amazing. the craft ideas....the amazing workmanship....the hours of labor. just so we can visit and enjoy. i want to go see it all again.
Here is the front of the sail boat.
Hope you are enjoying my tour of the Chinese Lantern Festival. there is much more to come. stay tuned....
Later
The dragon is a traditional symbol for the Chinese people....it symbolizes luck, nobility, bravery, strength and knowledge. 2012 is the year of the dragon.
This exhibit is called Dragon Embracing the Pillars
They actually colored the water blue...it appeared magical.
There were lotus blossoms in many of the ponds in the garden.
This exhibit is called Lotus Ponds. i loved this arbor...looks like the sun. i want this in my garden at home.
Some very tall...albeit strange...lotus flowers
And this incredible vase sitting in the middle.
The fish on the vase remind me of Deb Levy's art work on her quilts....she does fish sometimes. when you look at the pic you can see that this is sort of 3D...the design if actually set off of the vase....you can see the little pins holding it up.
Here's another huge lotus flower in a pond.
This was called Sail Boat and is really cool. it is made of thousands of recycled plastic bottles. the city of St. Louis saved them for the Chinese artists to use.
All these exhibits are so amazing. the craft ideas....the amazing workmanship....the hours of labor. just so we can visit and enjoy. i want to go see it all again.
Here is the front of the sail boat.
Hope you are enjoying my tour of the Chinese Lantern Festival. there is much more to come. stay tuned....
Later
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