The characters in the books of Alexander McCall Smith often inspire my etegami, and one of my eternal favorites is little Bertie. He is such a treasure!!
Here are more AMS-inspired etegami. It seems that the oldest goes back to 2009. How time flies!
Wonderful as always! The *Olfactory Tapestry* and *Brother Fox* are my favourites...the former because after almost 10 days with a flu that deprived me of taste and smell, this morning, I could smell the aroma of coffee....what a joy! The latter, because I am such a lover of Foxes and anything Fox-Related!
Happy, Healthy Christmas to you and yours! May 2014 bring health, joy and more Art!
I'm with Robin, they are also my favourites! Interesting details in both of these, but the fox etegami with the crisp edged houses and bleeding inky hills is especially wonderful.
I always enjoy Alexander mcCall Smith's books and your etegami are wonderful. I wonder if I've drunk that specific type of Malawian Lost Tea, I remember enjoying the tea when I lived in Malawi!
Happy Christmas, Debbie! I also love this author. I really like your cards, especially "verbs" and the last one with the fox (so true about living in the world!). Sending you hugs!
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.
So neat!
ReplyDeleteWonderful as always! The *Olfactory Tapestry* and *Brother Fox* are my favourites...the former because after almost 10 days with a flu that deprived me of taste and smell, this morning, I could smell the aroma of coffee....what a joy! The latter, because I am such a lover of Foxes and anything Fox-Related!
ReplyDeleteHappy, Healthy Christmas to you and yours! May 2014 bring health, joy and more Art!
Hugs from SF,
♥ Robin ♥
I'm with Robin, they are also my favourites! Interesting details in both of these, but the fox etegami with the crisp edged houses and bleeding inky hills is especially wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy Alexander mcCall Smith's books and your etegami are wonderful. I wonder if I've drunk that specific type of Malawian Lost Tea, I remember enjoying the tea when I lived in Malawi!
ReplyDeleteSeasons greetings!
Happy Christmas, Debbie! I also love this author. I really like your cards, especially "verbs" and the last one with the fox (so true about living in the world!). Sending you hugs!
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