A couple of lotus blossoms, from a photo a friend posted from his visit to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens … More
Author: alison
DC Logan Circle
The flag of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC), with buildings from Logan Circle behind it (fun walking tour of … More
My Inbox: butterflies and books from Carolyn!
A couple of lovely etegami from Carolyn, a fellow librarian!
Nonbiri daisies
Daisies cheer up any dreadfully hot and humid day in DC — and there are a lot of daisies and … More
Red Currants from Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market
Red currants, from the Sunday morning Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market in our neighborhood Just what I’ve been searching for–I have had … More
Oops… salvaging “mistakes” in etegami through collage
The point of etegami is that there are no mistakes. You don’t sketch our your images first on the paper … More
My Inbox: A rose etegami from Carol, in California
A lovely rose from Carol’s garden in California — I love how she painted the shaded part a contrasting color! … More
My inbox: Joxter, by Hideko from Japan
This was a grand surprise, and privilege, to get a portrait of my cat Joxter done etegami-style by Hideko. As … More
All fired up!
Happy Fourth of July! I’m sure people have all their grills fired up and their fireworks ready to be fired … More
Yarrow
“If you wait, all that happens is you get older.” (Larry McMurtry). Okay, yes, I have used this quote before. … More