Yes, I know. I am drawn to subjects like the oddly shaped vegetable, the spotty fruit, the nearly empty jar, the rusted can opener, and the bug-eaten leaf. But I can do pretty too. See? Sometimes even I like pretty. "Not even Solomon in all his glory..." Matthew 6:29
I stumbled upon your beautiful blog quite by chance (or, perhaps, by divine coincidence). I've been reading your Miura Ayako site, too, and will try and track down some of her work (I live in Canada and speak not one word of Japanese, but your choice to translate her writings fascinates me: keep up the great work). In the meantime, I shall enjoy perusing your diverse sites.
I'd never heard of "etegami" before now: how simply splendid. I am glad I clicked on your link.
Warm and cheery greetings from EMP in springtime Alberta (yes, it's still snowing here)
Etegami (e= "picture"; tegami= "letter/message") are simple drawings accompanied by a few apt words. They are usually done on postcards so that they can be easily mailed off to one's friends. Though etegami has few hard-and-fast rules, traditional tools and materials include writing brushes, sumi ink, blocks of water-soluble, mineral-based pigments called gansai, and washi postcards that have varying degrees of "bleed." They often depict some ordinary item from everyday life, especially items that bring a particular season to mind.
Debbie,
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I stumbled upon your beautiful blog quite by chance (or, perhaps, by divine coincidence). I've been reading your Miura Ayako site, too, and will try and track down some of her work (I live in Canada and speak not one word of Japanese, but your choice to translate her writings fascinates me: keep up the great work). In the meantime, I shall enjoy perusing your diverse sites.
I'd never heard of "etegami" before now: how simply splendid. I am glad I clicked on your link.
Warm and cheery greetings from EMP in springtime Alberta (yes, it's still snowing here)
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Yes, you have made my day! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I haven't updated my Miura Ayako blog lately. I will try to do that soon.
It's still snowing here too!