I'm so glad that you posted these...I read that last haiku on your blog a while back and wrote it down but misplaced it. It's soooo lovely, as are your interpretations. This time I'm typing it out and saving it on my computer!
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.
I'm loving these Debbie. The ripped and torn papers add such texture!
ReplyDeleteThese are really beautiful. Wonderful lines and composition and color and texture. Yeah the seasons. I look forward to your summer also.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of these and the layers of meaning and beauty.
ReplyDeletethese are lovely, the moon is so inspiring isn't it?
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ReplyDeleteFabulous. Love the collage, especially the blue one - great textures.
ReplyDeleteI love these! I can't decide which one I like best. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you posted these...I read that last haiku on your blog a while back and wrote it down but misplaced it. It's soooo lovely, as are your interpretations. This time I'm typing it out and saving it on my computer!
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