etegami Archive

  • On Friday, there was a storm. A very big storm. Thirty-nine people died in 5 states and rescuers are still looking for those who are still missing. There were multiple...

    Etegami for Spring and Sorrow

    Posted on 5 March, 2012 | 6 Comments
    On Friday, there was a storm. A very big storm. Thirty-nine people died in 5 states and rescuers are still looking for those who are still missing. There were multiple...

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  • It’s a new year! If you’re like me, when the clock struck midnight, the first thing you said was ‘rabbit, rabbit.’ I have no idea where this tradition came from,...

    New Year’s Day 2012 Etegami

    Posted on 1 January, 2012 | 5 Comments
    It’s a new year! If you’re like me, when the clock struck midnight, the first thing you said was ‘rabbit, rabbit.’ I have no idea where this tradition came from,...

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  • Etegami are simple illustrations done with simple tools on postcards (usually) that are then mailed out to people. I talk about my sunflower etegami here and last year’s holiday etegami...

    Goldfish Etegami

    Posted on 28 November, 2011 | 2 Comments
    Etegami are simple illustrations done with simple tools on postcards (usually) that are then mailed out to people. I talk about my sunflower etegami here and last year’s holiday etegami...

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  • Sunflowers! They are everywhere in the summertime. The standard big-topped bright yellow varieties to the smaller, multicolored heirloom varieties. But they are all, undoubtably, sunflowers. Early in August, the Augusta...

    Etegami | A Sunflower Art Show

    Posted on 27 August, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Sunflowers! They are everywhere in the summertime. The standard big-topped bright yellow varieties to the smaller, multicolored heirloom varieties. But they are all, undoubtably, sunflowers. Early in August, the Augusta...

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  • When I discover a new hobby, it’s like spotting a sparkly bauble hidden among a vast field of trash. Now, I’ve never visited a vast field full of trash, but...

    My First Etegami

    Posted on 16 July, 2010 | 2 Comments
    When I discover a new hobby, it’s like spotting a sparkly bauble hidden among a vast field of trash. Now, I’ve never visited a vast field full of trash, but...

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  • Finding a new toy is pretty exciting. This is my new toy, a Kuretake Tegami Refillable Letter Pen. I ordered this from Jet Pens for $4.50. Here’s the link to...

    Review: Kuretake Tegami Refillable Letter Pen

    Posted on 13 July, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Finding a new toy is pretty exciting. This is my new toy, a Kuretake Tegami Refillable Letter Pen. I ordered this from Jet Pens for $4.50. Here’s the link to...

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  • Lookie Lookie. This is an etegami done by Deborah Davidson, from Sapporo, Japan. I found her blog a few months ago and discovered this ancient Japanese art form called etegami....

    Etegami From A Correspondent

    Posted on 23 December, 2009 | 5 Comments
    Lookie Lookie. This is an etegami done by Deborah Davidson, from Sapporo, Japan. I found her blog a few months ago and discovered this ancient Japanese art form called etegami....

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