Happy Chinese New Year

by Mike Gendreyzig, 2004-

Branches

地支	Animal	地支	Animal
子	Mouse	午	Horse
丑	Ox	未	Sheep
寅	Tiger	申	Monkey
卯	Rabbit	酉	Chicken
辰	Dragon	戌	Dog
巳	Snake	亥	Pig

Stems

天干	Element	associated color
甲	Wood	green
乙	Wood	green
丙	Fire	red
丁	Fire	red
戊	Earth	brown
己	Earth	brown
庚	Metal	white/gold
辛	Metal	white/gold
壬	Water	black
癸	Water	black

I wish you all a happy Chinese Ney Year!
Happiness and luck should accompany you the whole year of the !

As of the Chinese New Year has started. Every year Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival according to the lunisolar calendar. This year is the year of , one of twelve branches, represented by different animals. is the color of , one of five elements, represented with their associated color.
Upcoming from on will be the year of the , presented in color.

Therefore I made another time a linocut to use it for this year's New Year cards (copy can be seen on the right side). This year I participate also in the "Year of the Rabbit International Print Exhibition" at PROOF Studio Gallery, Toronto Canada with over 130 other artists from all around the world.

Again, I wish you all a healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year - 恭賀新禧 MIKE.