Wednesday, September 5, 2012

a new etegami newsletter

There has been a rising demand for an affordable English language substitute for the JES (Japan Etegami Society) monthly magazine "Gekkan Etegami," which is both outrageously expensive and (obviously) all written in Japanese. So I've decided to put together a monthly English-language newsletter devoted to the subject of etegami. I hope to summarize some of the more relevant articles in the JES magazine, as well as explain the history, trends, and techniques of traditional Etegami. I also want to introduce the works of popular Japanese etegami artists and current etegami contest information. It will be in the form of a PDF file, starting out at two pages per issue. I hope to send it out by email attachment at the beginning of each month, and it will be FREE of charge.
I hope to get the first issue ready to ship by October 1.  If you want to sign up for a copy, send your email address to dosankodebbie (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) jp   

12 comments:

  1. Free! Seriously? It sounds wonderful. Count me in.

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  2. Oh, this is wonderful news! I have so loved seeing your etegami here and would love to learn more.

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  3. OMGoodness, my wish came true! Can't wait!

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  4. Oh, Debbie,
    Good on you, really a great work. Thank you very much.
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  5. Thank you! I have sent you an email.

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  6. Arigato gozaimasu, Debbie-san! I am in the process of learning how to paint small watercolors. I wonder if this is where I'm headed :)
    You are a blessing to all of us!

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  7. Whoo-hoo! SO excited. I sent you my email address too, Debbie.

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  8. Hi Debbie,
    Thank you for doing this!
    I'm sending my email address now.

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  9. I would love to receive this - such a generous gesture and resource!

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    1. Blorgie, please send your email address to the address in the post. The October issue has already gone out, but I can send you a copy right away. The November issue will probably go out on October 15.

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  10. Thank you Debbie. I would like to receive a Newsletter.

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  11. Please sign me up for the newsletter I am sending u my email address ")

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