Chinese New Year

Tomorrow is the start of Chinese New Year, and next week we will be going up to Brisbane’s Chinatown to join in the fun.

Last year we watched the Dragon Dance at Chinatown Street Mall. This year I’ll be taking my movie camera. There have been some changes at the mall so I am not sure if the Dragon Dance will be held again - but here’s hoping.

But I will be on the lookout for papers and objects I can use in art. Every year I make something to celebrate Chinese New Year - last year it was an altered book. These are a couple of pages from that project, above.
Cherry blossoms or not, a trip to Chinatown is still a pleasure, browsing through the Asian supermarkets, the bookshop and the many bazaar-like variety shops in the area. We’ll have a delicious lunch at our favourite restaurant, and take home the makings of a new dish to try, and lots of `hell money’ to throw around.

Last year the cherry trees were in blossom - this year the City Council vandals have ripped up the trees and installed a road to access a new multi story car park. So - no cherry blossoms.

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