My inbox: Joxter, by Hideko from Japan

This was a grand surprise, and privilege, to get a portrait of my cat Joxter done etegami-style by Hideko. As … 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

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

I should clarify, Moomin the cat, notMoomin the Finnish cartoon character. Painted from a photo, see below — I got … More

Hurricane Sandy blew in and out of DC earlier this week, keeping me at home instead of work. Intermingled with … More