There are no goodbyes

I painted this card as a sympathy card for a friend who lost her mother recently. The words are from … More

Dog-eared Dogwood

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 3: Dogwood Collection, National Arboretum, Washington DC. This etegami is of a dogwood blossom, found … More

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 2: Azalea Collection, National Arboretum, Washington DC. Here’s an etegami of an unusual azalea I … More

Flowers of DC Spring, episode 1: Lafayette Park, White House, Washington DC. An etegami of a tulip, viewed from the … More

The cherry blossoms in DC have finally shed their petals… a weekend walk around the neighborhood had us walking along … More

A lovely spring etegami of an iris, by Fumiko in Japan. My rough translation of her words: “How many seeds … More

Spring in DC… yes, everyone gets excited about the cherry blossoms, and yes, they are lovely. So lovely that when … More

A happy blue crocus, inspired by photos that Ruth P posted on Facebook I don’t know much about flowers. I … More

I painted a series of cards inspired by a post from the North East Ohio Garden blogger, of a day … More

In January, my 8-year old cousin came to visit for the Presidential Inauguation. We went to dinner at Beau Thai … More