light as a gourd

just one possession, my world light as a gourd もの一つ　/ 我が世はかろき / 瓢かな I had a leftover gourd painting from … More

be still

“Be still, and know that I am god.” Psalm 46:10 Etegami of a late-autumn sunflower, bowing down under the weight … More

Etegami usually (um, never?) features curse words. But, I couldn’t resist, after reading this 2009 essay from McSweeney’s, “It’s decorative … More

a couple of samples from a recent bout of etegami painting. I’m terribly behind on a number of things: … More

Gingko leaves, subtly yellowing in the fall I finally got around to painting some gingko leaves, after being inspired by … More

I received this etegami of a gingko leaf from Shungo, in Yokohama, over a month ago. Again, things have really … More

I finally have gotten back to etegami these past couple of weeks. The trees have been obliging with lots … More