On pourrait le définir comme un mailart à la japonnaise : c'est une petite carte handmade, comprenant un dessin à l'encre de chine, coloré à l'aquarelle, une citation ou une réflexion personnelle destinée à faire plaisir à son destinataire, et un petit...
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etegami bee on a candy box card Japan has two gift-giving seasons, one in the summer and one in the winter. But that's just the tip of the iceberg of the myriad occasions on which social rules require the giving of gifts. Proper etiquette also requires a response from the receiver, in some cases a return gift of 1/3 to 1/2 the value of the original gift! The customs differ from region to region, and in these days when company employees and civil servants are being transferred frequently from one area of Japan to another, the rules of gift-giving-and-returning can be very confusing even for a native Japanese. I don't worry much about rules, but I do make it a habit (from the heart) to send hand-painted etegami in response to every gift I receive, and sometimes even in place of a gift that might be expected from me if people didn't already assume I was ignorant of such customs. Many years ago, a woman in my etegami group showed me a thank-you card she had received from a woman to whom she had sent a box of sweet melons. The woman had simply cut a postcard-sized chunk from the cardboard box the melons had been packed in, being careful to cut it from a part of the box printed with an image of a melon. Then she wrote "thank you" with a permanent black marker, addressed it, stuck a postage stamp on it, and mailed it to my friend. It was simple, it was creative and considerate, and most important of all, my friend was utterly delighted with it. This was my introduction to etegami made from gift boxes. Since then, whenever possible, I make my thank-you cards from the boxes that the gifts are packaged in. Especially if they are pretty boxes, or printed with a brand logo that is prized all over Japan. Fortunately, there are a lot of pretty boxes in Japan, and I never have a shortage of material for making box cards. My own personal rule is to add an etegami element to every box card. To the flowery box card (top) that I cut out of a box from a famous Hokkaido candy company, I added a bee that I had painted on a washi card, then cut out and glued to the box card. I glued an etegami shrimp to the light brown card embossed in gold letters with the name of a famous shrimp cracker maker in Nagoya. To the red card that I cut from the box of a well-known Chinese dumpling maker in Tokyo, I added an etegami dragon. Each of these cards were made for the giver of the treats that came in those boxes. etegami shrimp on a shrimp crackers box card etegami dragon on a chinese dumpling box card Because these box cards already have printing on them, I chose not to add any words of my own. The message of delighted gratitude that I want to convey is clear enough, I think. But if there is enough open space so as not to make the card too cluttered, I might add a quote or words of my own. Like the cookie box card below, to which I added an etegami albatross and a Robert Frost quote. The body of the albatross is placed right over the cookie brand name because I wanted a clean "canvas" to write words of my own. I think I should have spread the writing further to the left and right side of the card. But I need to remind myself of the etegami motto: "Awkward is okay; in fact Awkward is great!" etegami albatross on a cookie box card
dosankodebbie's etegami notebook: May 2011
Hahnemühle sent me a wonderful set of 30 Cold Pressed watercolor postcards that came in this beautiful limited edition tin, perfect for both wet and dry techniques. I love sending out postcards much like snail mail art where the outside can be enjoyed by every person who touches the card. I thought delving into some Etegami would be perfect. Now I am not going to even pretend that they are true Etegami but more like a nod to Etegami, lol (Etegami principles that I kinda used are all noted in red.) A simple, hand-painted image — outlines in black ink and filled in with watercolor. Now, anyone who knows me, knows I love to outline so this part was easy enough. I did use my bamboo pen and tried to not be precise and to not worry about any bleeding since the Motto of etegami – heta de ii, heta ga ii translated means "Clumsiness is no problem. Clumsy makes it better.” Something that sounds simple but is one of the hardest things for me to achieve. I would have started over after the india ink bled under the stencil but then I wouldn't have used my supplies in the way that I did and for this I just smiled. Generally, use no more than three colors. Etegami always includes words and I love to add words to my art although I do try and write them as best I can, Etegami forgives less than perfect lettering. “Etegami (e=”picture” tegami=”letter”) are simple drawings accompanied by a few apt words, done on a soft absorbent postcards. They are meant to be mailed off to one’s friends, not hoarded. They often depict some ordinary item from everyday life. In Japan, people do not sign; They use stamps. They are called Han or Hanko, and every individual in Japan has one. Now I don't have a Hanko but I grabbed the closest thing I could think of, a mini hand carved wood block stamp that you can find in Gwen Lafleurs online store. I didn't even have red ink so I choose a hot pink which I got from Rubbermoon which came in one of the Moon Mail club items. Linking up to Paint Party Friday You can purchase the Hahnemüle Limited Edition tin of watercolor postcards from: Rochester Art Supply Jerry’s Artarama ( looks like a better deal ) The postcards are excellent quality and they came with the address field on the other side so they make for a very professional presentation. I've been in love with the Hahnemüle watercolor paper for awhile now and their watercolor postcards are equal in quality. The artist on the cover of the tin is Alexa Dila, urban sketcher from Berlin, Germany And if anyone wants to see pictures of Blossom, my fiberglass bear I painted for charity please visit here 😊
Postcrossing Blog: Discover the Japanese folk art of Etegami, in this mini-interview with Debbie, a postcrosser and artist living in Hokkaido!
Japanese Beautyberry - Callicarpa japonica ; dosankodebbie
Just a reminder that the give-away for the etegami recipe cards is in its final week. I'm afraid several people have been disqualified because they didn't pay attention to the guidelines. The drawing is open only to people who are subscribed to the Etegami Fun Club newsletter. If you want to sign up (it's free), make sure and follow the procedure laid out in that post. Also, I'm finding it difficult to contact people to get their mailing addresses. If you want to win a card and you are a subscriber to the newsletter, please send your postal address to dosankodebbie (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) jp Thanks!
Perhaps the intriguing Japanese folk art, Etegami, is not new to you. It is new to me and I'm astonished I hadn't come across it before but I'm glad I have now. Etegami means picture letter , from the Japanese 'e' picture and 'tegami' letter . It is made to be shared: sent in the mail to an acq
This is a recording of a demo showing how to make Etagami "picture letters" with Sumi ink and Japanese watercolors.Supplies:Gasen rice paper from Yasutomo (6...
Today's guest is Debbie from Dosankodebbie's Etegami Notebook and is a fellow Etsy Japan team member. Debbie is a crafty soul who has...
dosankodebbie's etegami notebook
This post is a brief bibliography of key blog posts on how to do etegami, from Dosankodebbie's Etegami Notebook. Her blog has been around since 2009, and in that time Debbie has written a many crucial posts that beginners will want to read. Intro to etegami (April 3, 2009): "Etegami (e="picture" tegami="letter") are simple drawings…
In recent years, the popular Japanese art form known as etegami (e= image; tegami= letter) has captured the interest and imagination of artists all over the wor
” La Maladresse n'est pas un problème. Soyons maladroit ! ” Maxime de Koike Kunio Vous avez jusqu'au 20 juin pour envoyer votre eteg...
Here's another "twirl" for you. Although I'd forgotten where I found the quote, Alison tells me it comes from the poem Samara by Sonny Rain...
From beer and wine puns to vodka and tequila ones, these funny alcohol puns will make it easy to add a clever Instagram caption next time you say cheers.
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