“pick one, / let’s have it for dinner” (hitotsu moide gohan ni shyou) This etegami features a curvaceous butternut … More
Category: haiku
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
Sad cherry trees
Cherry blossoms in DC are scarce. A long cold winter seems to have scared them off. I did find a … More
February mikan
The fruit at the market is looking very pathetic. Wrinkled, parched, wretched. Even the tangerines (mikan in Japanese, “cuties” in … More
A Peck of Painted Peppers
What’s the children’s tongue twister: Peter piper picked a peck of *painted* peppers? Something like that.
Freckled Green Azalea
Flowers of DC Spring, episode 2: Azalea Collection, National Arboretum, Washington DC. Here’s an etegami of an unusual azalea I … More
a stork collage
Sometimes I like my practice drawings so much I can’t scrap them. But in the meantime I’ve drawn and painted … More
it’s not the cherries everywhere in bloom
Spring in DC… yes, everyone gets excited about the cherry blossoms, and yes, they are lovely. So lovely that when … More
Spring slouches from winter’s nest
I did a series of etegami watercolor cards and various versions of a spring haiku, all inspired by of my … More
Late february winds blew; birds queued
Forgot to post this in February when I wrote the haiku and drew this etegami. Today’s balmy 60 degree weather, … More
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