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.
that's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDebbie...so wonderful... Conch Shells are especially lovely..they DO look like Trumpets sounding out Greetings to the World! Love, always, ♥ Robin ♥
ReplyDeleteI have to come back soon and explore...
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Your word play makes me smile too!
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