Title: Bug in the Sweater Drawer. The Japanese words quote from Luke 12:33, "a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys."
It *does* look like a fly, doesn't it.... It's supposed to be a moth, and I actually drew it from a real moth. The part that represents the sweater is a strip of lacy washi.
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.
Exceptional! Love this! :o)
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, Debbie. You even make wool and flies look great!
ReplyDeleteIt *does* look like a fly, doesn't it.... It's supposed to be a moth, and I actually drew it from a real moth. The part that represents the sweater is a strip of lacy washi.
ReplyDeleteI like your etegamis!
ReplyDeleteGood interpretation Debbie on the theme of "sweater." Lovely colors as well!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the theme, and lovely work!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Happy Valentine's Day1
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteOoooo... I love this concept! I have a friend who likes to say, "It's all gonna burn..." or, in this case, get eaten by moths! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this one! beautiful ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this! I need to check out this etegami thing. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the way the large shape of the moth contrasts with the little characters around it and the texture of the washi paper. Beautiful!
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