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, Debbie,
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I love these definitions of home.
Kind regards, Sadami
Your are building a lot of houses! All very cute. Maybe a children's book in the making?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about a book. But someone suggested a calendar, which is doable if I can paint another ten or so in this series. :)
DeleteCalendar or children's book - either or both. Fabulous!
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