The Lunar New Year is almost upon us! For the last several years it has become a favorite holiday of mine. My birthday is on Valentine's Day and my boyfriend and I have thrown parties at our apartment in the past. We figured out that if we called it a Valentine's Day Party single people would feel excluded. I also felt that throwing yourself a birthday party is self-indulgent... we finally decided it would be easier and more fun to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Last year was the year of Tiger. Any thoughts? I thought it was an okay year... But now we are heading into the Year of the Rabbit. According to the dependable people at a web site called theholidayspot.com we can look forward to a relaxed year in which, "Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force." Sounds good to me!
This illustration is something I've been itching to do since the year of the Horse! I have a fasination with paper lanterns and I've wanted to try to create the warm, beautiful glow that you get from them when they are lit. Thanks to my buddy Jen who approved the rabbit illustration in advance to make sure he was cute enough... You can't quite tell but this little rabbit is thinking, "This is going to be my year!"
As always this card is available on my Etsy page. Best wishes to my friends!
I absolutely *love* the cards. Even the envelopes are awesome!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Dan! I hope your New Year/birthday/Valentine's Day party is fun & memorable. : )
Oh, and, IMHO, you *nailed* the bunny's expression! He's got that pleased & hopeful "this-is-definitely-gonna-be-my-year" look! : )
Jeni : )
Hermosos trabajos !
ReplyDelete¡gracias mucho!
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