The beer garden out the back of the Cumberland Hotel needed some love. The former stables had been converted into semi-private rooms opening onto the garden, but the grey walls weren't creating much atmosphere.

I took my inspiration from the Asian lanterns in the beer garden and created this modern Chinese style dragon mixed with Japanese text (drink, drink, drink, drink, DRINK, saké, cheers).

Kanpai!

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