a trio of iris etegami, painted on request for a friend Irises are still a fond memory, deep in … More
Category: poetry
Gingko leaves
Gingko leaves, subtly yellowing in the fall I finally got around to painting some gingko leaves, after being inspired by … More
Not one of us can live twice
On August 6, 1945, at 8.15am, an atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, in Japan. Today, in … More
A fish in water!
A while ago I shared this fish as a work-in-progress. Here is the end result, with the poem by Yukawa … More
Tutu aflutter magnolia
A little magnolia flower, inspired by a poem I read on this blog, Leaf and twig: Her tutu a flutter … More
Scattered blossoms
The cherry blossoms in DC have finally shed their petals… a weekend walk around the neighborhood had us walking along … More
Sink cat
A little etegami of a cat in a sink, inspired by this image and poem from the blog Stories with … 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
Young cucumber
Etegami of my now long-gone cucumber plant. We planted it early last summer, it started flowering and showing some little … More
crocus, with frail blue wings
A happy blue crocus, inspired by photos that Ruth P posted on Facebook I don’t know much about flowers. I … More