My literary inspiration: a Santoku poem, “A dandelion bloomed on the road today.” Another etegami painter, Shungo Asada, shared it…
Daisies
Painted for someone who recently lost a family member. The words read “No one can have more than one life,”…
Plums from Norway
Following the path of many tourists to Norway, we found ourselves in the Sognfjord area, and stayed overnight a couple…
etegami bibliography of how-to blog posts
This post is a brief bibliography of key blog posts on how to do etegami, from Dosankodebbie’s Etegami Notebook. Her…
DC: Logan Circle and Mt Vernon B&B
Part of an occasional series of DC-inspired etegami. The top etegami is of the Mt Vernon B&B, located near New…
Forest of Stars Kokeshi for J
A happy birthday kokeshi doll etegami for my sister. The characters translate to “forest of stars,” from a Japanese poem.…
Pickled, Pink
Etegami of a bunch of Easter radishes, painted for LW for her birthday (as ever, late again). On the backside…
The Can Canyon
My dad always called the Grand Canyon the “Can Canyon.” I think it is because at some point as a…
DC: The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers
A couple of weeks ago I was walking around Chinatown in DC and wandered past the International Union of Bricklayers…
Bloody Martini Recipe
Saturday night’s menu: Smoked paprika fish I used mahi mahi instead of swordfish, and I would recommend half as much…
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