This cherry blossom sculpture was located at City Center DC Plaza. I had to wait a while for people to finish taking their selfies of them sitting in the blossom, which seems to be the case everywhere now that finding and photographing these flowers has become a thing in DC.

Says the artist: “My intention for this project is to make the giant cherry blossom sculpture look similar to how cherry blossoms are traditionally depicted in classic Japanese style tattoos. Since our national cherry blossoms at the tidal basin were a gift from Japan I thought it would be a good way to represent their contribution to our city. The way in which they are typically designed in Japanese tattooing is also how they’re done in American Traditional (Sailor Jerry etc) tattooing as well so it seems especially appropriate for this project.”

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This is the time of year for Washington’s wildly popular Cherry Blossom Festival, but unfortunately it has once again been canceled due to the pandemic. The public has been asked not to enjoy the blossoms at the Tidal Basin but instead to view “Art in Bloom,” 26 cherry blossom sculptures painted by local artists and placed in locations throughout DC and adjacent neighborhoods.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

Magnolias in the park, posted earlier