artichokes

Artichokes have been on my mind. Maybe because here on the east coast they are so hard to get fresh. … More

A sumi tulip, a haiku, and a flower, from Kasia in Poland

A lovely pair of etegami from Kasia in Poland. Her sumi-e tulip card features what she says is one of … More

All gone pear-shaped

I have finally had time for painting again, after some time away… but little time to write posts or actually … More

Dog-eared Dogwood

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 3: Dogwood Collection, National Arboretum, Washington DC. This etegami is of a dogwood blossom, found … More

Freckled Green Azalea

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 2: Azalea Collection, National Arboretum, Washington DC. Here’s an etegami of an unusual azalea I … More

If you wait, all that happens is you get older

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 1:  Lafayette Park, White House, Washington DC. An etegami of a tulip, viewed from the … More

delicate creatures and insomnia

Ending the week* as I started it, on a cat note. Here are Joxter and Moomin, in a typical pose. … More

Scattered blossoms

The cherry blossoms in DC have finally shed their petals… a weekend walk around the neighborhood had us walking along … More

My Inbox: Iris from Fumiko

A lovely spring etegami of an iris, by Fumiko in Japan. My rough translation of her words: “How many seeds … More

Sink cat

A little etegami of a cat in a sink, inspired by this image and poem from the blog Stories with … More