Temperatures are below freezing and, yet, the first cherry blossoms are starting to come out at Lost Lagoon. Beautiful!
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Hey, Vancouver, here’s your chance to dance under the blossoms for the whole world to see.
Buy your cherry blossom umbrella, learn the steps to the World Umbrella Dance and dance with us at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday April 13, 2013.
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year from the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival!
Designed by Wendy Cutler
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Haiku Invitational
2011 Haiku Invitational
Judge: an’ya
2010 Haiku Invitational
Judge: Michael Dylan Welch
2009 Haiku Invitational
Judge LeRoy Gorman
2008 Haiku Invitational
Judges: Carole MacRury, Michael Dylan Welch, and Edward Zuk
Judges: Carole MacRury, Michael Dylan Welch, and Edward Zuk
2006 Haiku Invitational
Juges: Carole MacRury, Vicki McCullough, Michael Dylan Welch, and Edward Zuk
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is delighted to tell you first that we’re bringing back the Umbrella Dance 2013 with the awesome Shiamak Vancouver Dance Team. The new limited edition PoP Art umbrellas, designed by notable local artist, Anthony Redpath are already here and ready to bring some cherry cheer to this weather.
Visit www.vcbf.ca/events/world-umbrella-dance to pre-order your umbrellas and sign up for the World Umbrella Dance rehearsals. This is a special offer only for this month to pick up the 2013 umbrella for Christmas.
Share this beautiful public dance performance experience and the World Umbrella Dance program rehearsal series with some of the fun loving people on your Christmas Shopping List – or buy the umbrella separately and pick them up at the easily accessible VanDusen Garden Shop weekdays only 10am to 3pm – free 15 minute parking at the roundabout entrance off Oak street.
The 2013 Umbrella Dance will take place Saturday April 13, 2013 on the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza to Shiamak’s new release, “Shabop” with live taiko drumming! Sign up for rehearsals starting February 26 and meet a world of new friends while getting your workout !
Wishing you a Very Merry Cherry Christmas and thanks for your support!
The Cherry Team
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Playful Wind
Annette Makino captured the playfulness of the wind in the cherry tree in this beautiful haiga painting.
A haiga is a brush and ink painting done to accompany a handwritten haiku. Start by writing your own haiku, or get inspired by reading the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational 2012 winners, then illustrate it.
Share your cherry blossom haiga with us on the VCBF Facebook page!
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Joy Kogawa’s House Yarn Bombing
The yarn bombing of Joy Kogawa’s house in 2011 is what prompted me to try crochet.
When I visited the house at 1450 West 64th Avenue, I was amazed by all the knitted blossoms hung on the old cherry tree (courtesy of yarn bombers and authors Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain and a group of volunteers).
The old cherry tree (whose story is told in Joy Kogawa’s Naomi’s Tree) stopped blossoming so they invited people to knit or crochet pink cherry blossoms to help cover the historic tree.
The knitted blossoms looked so pretty on the tree:
And there were so many different kinds, too.
But it’s when I saw that tiny little blossom that I thought I’d really like to try to make one:
I purchased a crochet, pink yarn, browsed some video tutorials and made my first blossoms in no time! Try one of these video tutorials:
- Tiny crochet flowers Video Tutorial (Crochet)
- Crochet Cherry Blossoms (Crochet)
- Small Crochet Flower (Crochet)
- Crocheted Flower Tutorial (Crochet)
With a little patience, you’ll crochet your first cherry blossom in no time.
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Cherry blossom crochet
Learn to crochet a cherry blossom with this video tutorial :
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6sW_nNpp14?rel=0&w=560&h=315]
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Cherry tree (half spring half autumn)
