Debbie, I haven't commented for a while, but I enjoy your etegamies always. The two in this post are downright beautiful. There is so much motion and noise in them. Wonderfully done!
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.
Giggle! Wonderful names for wonderful *animals*! ♥
ReplyDeleteDebbie, I haven't commented for a while, but I enjoy your etegamies always. The two in this post are downright beautiful. There is so much motion and noise in them. Wonderfully done!
ReplyDeletea wreck of seagulls is hilarious and so appropriate...
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