Above: Hibernating Dormouse. (Isn't he a cutie?) The quote is from the last stanza of Winter Sleep, a poem by Elinor Wylie (1885 -1928). To the left: Hibernating bats in a cave.
Oh my goodness, the squirrel is terrificly cute. I don't think terrificly is even a word. (The spellcheck doesn't think so!) But I'm sticking with it. Love the little feet and the acorn (which looks snug in its hat). Really lovely, elegant style. And love the writing style, too.
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.
Oh that squirrel is the cutest!
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the fur of the squirrel so well.
ReplyDeleteLove the squirrel's toes!
ReplyDeleteGreat drawings. The squirrel with its bed-time snack is so cute.
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Oh my goodness, the squirrel is terrificly cute. I don't think terrificly is even a word. (The spellcheck doesn't think so!) But I'm sticking with it. Love the little feet and the acorn (which looks snug in its hat). Really lovely, elegant style. And love the writing style, too.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME...love the inspired work! Perfect for the prompt! POP ART MINIS
ReplyDeleteI especially love the bats. I didn't know they hibernate, but I looked it up and yep, they do. Great quote too.
ReplyDeleteOh, these are so beautifully illustrated, Debbie..wonderful text and I feel cozy looking at these..fabulous!
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