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 autumn, 2015, and found this haiku by Basho to finish it off. This… Continue reading
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be still
“Be still, and know that I am god.” Psalm 46:10 Etegami of a late-autumn sunflower, bowing down under the weight of the flower, from a photo I took in my neighborhood, at the… Continue reading
it’s decorative gourd season…
Etegami usually (um, never?) features curse words. But, I couldn’t resist, after reading this 2009 essay from McSweeney’s, “It’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers,” by Colin Nissan. I especially love the part about Diff’rent… Continue reading
every leaf a flower
a couple of samples from a recent bout of etegami painting. I’m terribly behind on a number of things: etegami correspondence; prep for an etegami class I’m teaching next week (!); holiday… Continue reading
Gingko leaves
Gingko leaves, subtly yellowing in the fall I finally got around to painting some gingko leaves, after being inspired by a card I received from Shungo. The first etegami is on high-bleed washi… Continue reading
My Inbox: Gingko leaf from Shungo
I received this etegami of a gingko leaf from Shungo, in Yokohama, over a month ago. Again, things have really gotten away from me the past couple of months! I hope to be… Continue reading
There’s a bit of magic in everything
I finally have gotten back to etegami these past couple of weeks. The trees have been obliging with lots of inspiring foliage, and I’ve been able to get out to do some… Continue reading