Sarasota Water Lantern Festival
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Sarasota Water Lantern Festival
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
I had the most amazing experience at the Sarasota Water Lantern Festival in Florida. There must have been over a thousand people gathered at a lake, and we all decorated rice paper lanterns with reflective thoughts. After the sun set and it got dark we all put our lanterns in the water and watched them drift away with the wind. The meaning behind this is the lantern carries your troubles away as it moves in the water, while hoping for blessings to come. It was a peaceful and serene night. A long bouy kept the lanterns from drifting to the other side of the lake. When it was over I watched people slowly pull the bouy in to bring the lanterns back to shore. It gathered all the lanterns in one group. It was incredible to see all of them close together, and read the many messages. Many had thoughts of gratitude for blessings; others had words of hope and wisdom for the future; and there were messages to lost loved ones that were dearly missed. It was a great experience! This photo has a slight oil paint effect on it to bring out texture and detail.
Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Water Forms 10-8-2019
Reflections Rainbows 10-8-2019
Light Rays and Lightning 10-8-2019
Photographic Camera Art 10-8-2019
USA Photography Only 10-8-2019
Showcasing the South 10-8-2019
Southern Pride Photography 10-8-2019
The Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Mexico 10-8-2019
Images That Excite You 10-8-2019
The World We See Group 10-8-2019
Just Perfect 10-9-2019
The Awe Factor 10-9-2019
Music CD Cover Designs 10-9-2019
Created by Southern Artists 10-9-2019
Collectors Gallery 10-9-2019
Digital Art and Photography For a Simple Imagination 10-9-2019
Arts Fantastic World 10-9-2019
All Fine Artwork 10-9-2019
Your Story of Art 10-9-2019
AAA Images 10-10-2019
Art District 10-11-2019
Grow Your Audience 10-15-2019
Florida - Images of the Sunshine State 10-15-2019
Women Photographers 10-16-2019
Daily Promotion 10-16-2019
10 Plus 10-20-2019
New FAA Uploads 10-23-2019
Your Very Best Photography 10-30-2019
Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors 11-12-2019
The Niche 12-5-2019
Art Forever With You 1-3-2020
Forward Exposure 1-7-2020
ABC Group - L is for Light 2-28-2020
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October 8th, 2019
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Comments (20)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group's L IS FOR LIGHT themed week - FEBRUARY 17- FEBRUARY 24. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 November: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (November 12, 2019)
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Wow what a spectacular image of rice paper lanterns glowing with love and positivity on a lake Liesl!! i enjoy reading your experience of this special event and can immediately felt the deep peace within my heart. i love the water reflection and the mood and energy of this beautiful image so much!! Sharing!! L/F/FB
Dawn Currie
Congratulations for your feature in our group, Florida-Images of the Sunshine State! Please take a moment to add it to the 2019 Florida Featured Work Archive discussion for additional visibility.
NAJE Foto - Nelly Rodriguez
This beautiful image is now featured on the GYA group home page. Thank you for sharing your amazing work with us!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
HH Photography of Florida
Congratulations! Your outstanding image has been featured in the Showcasing The South group. L
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