Dandelions… Inspired by Shungo, Santoku, and Norway

My literary inspiration: a Santoku poem, “A dandelion bloomed on the road today.” Another etegami painter, Shungo Asada, shared it … More

Daisies

Painted for someone who recently lost a family member. The words read “No one can have more than one life,” … More

Following the path of many tourists to Norway, we found ourselves in the Sognfjord area, and stayed overnight a couple … More

This post is a brief bibliography of key blog posts on how to do etegami, from Dosankodebbie’s Etegami Notebook. Her … More

Part of an occasional series of DC-inspired etegami. The top etegami is of the Mt Vernon B&B, located near New … More

A happy birthday kokeshi doll etegami for my sister. The characters translate to “forest of stars,” from a Japanese poem. … More

Etegami of a bunch of Easter radishes, painted for LW for her birthday (as ever, late again). On the backside … More

My dad always called the Grand Canyon the “Can Canyon.” I think it is because at some point as a … More

A couple of weeks ago I was walking around Chinatown in DC and wandered past the International Union of Bricklayers … More

Saturday night’s menu: Smoked paprika fish I used mahi mahi instead of swordfish, and I would recommend half as much … More