Dated 2017, this mokuhanga print situates floral imagery within an expansive sky field, merging [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) conventions with abstracted spatial treatment. The title suggests blossoms dissolved into or suspended against an atmospheric background rather than anchored to branch or stem, a compositional choice that emphasizes impermanence — a theme central to Japanese aesthetics. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) is likely employed extensively here, with color gradients shifting across the sky ground to evoke the diffuse light of dawn or dusk. Moilanen's familiarity with Nordic natural light — often flat, diffused, and low on the horizon — informs how she constructs luminosity in mokuhanga, and a work titled 'Blooming Sky' may reflect that cross-cultural optical sensibility. The abstract designation alongside the botanical subjects indicates that representational form gives way to color field and texture as primary carriers of meaning.
Blooming Sky 1 was created by Tuula Moilanen in 2017.
Blooming Sky 1 uses Bokashi, on mokuhanga.
Blooming Sky 1 depicts birds & flowers and abstract.
Blooming Sky 1 measures 36 × 26 cm.
