Here’s a final etegami for National Library Week* 2013. The words are from Alberto Manguel, author of The Library at … More
Author: alison
My Inbox: An “Oxymoron” from Debbie in Sapporo
A wonderful etegami featuring a definition of “oxymoron,” from Dosanko Debbie (if you haven’t, you should go to her etegami … More
I Consume Libraries.
Another library-themed etegami, with words drawn from David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest: ‘I read,’ I say. ‘I study and read. … More
Let books be your dining table
Another etegami inspired by National Library Week… “Let books be your dining table, and you shall be full of delights. … More
Income Taxes and “Einstein”
Happy Tax Day! Hope everyone got their paperwork in. We sent off our check a few weeks ago, only to … More
Happy Library Week!
April 14-20, 2013 is National Library Week, and I’ve been saving up some etegami and quotations for it. Today’s card: … More
My Inbox: Greetings from two California Girls
Two happy etegami, one from Rachel in San Diego, with the paper cranes, the other drone Claire in San Francisco, … More
a stork collage
Sometimes I like my practice drawings so much I can’t scrap them. But in the meantime I’ve drawn and painted … More
Kokeshi from Shungo
A cute woodblock print etegami card from Shungo in Yokohama. The red stamp on the upper right says 夢の途中 (yume … More
A fish out of water
This fish is a little work in progress, for use, unless I change my mind, with a poem by physicist … More