Day 1600: All the way from Japan!

hydrangea, photo & digital

Friday, in with more mail than usual ...

was a puffy little envelope, all the way from Japan.

It was from Dosanko Debbie who does etegami art.

Etegami is a traditional Japanese folk art 
that combines thoughtful words with simple images.
Most are painted with sumi ink & traditional 

Japanese water-soluble pigments called gansai.

I follow Debbie's blog here. 

Her art is joyful with exquisite design.

She sells through her etsy shop here, & Red Bubble, here.

Even her envelope was special.

Inside was a corrugated cardboard "crow - card" ...

  

and a cardboard etegami coaster.

Debbie had offered a "crow card giveaway",

& I, being not a complete fool, responded.

 I never win, so I forgot that I had entered.

I had won!

 

What a wonderful surprise.

Thank you Debbie!

Arigatou!

(Postscript: Am in Palm Springs & will post pictures Tuesday)

A smile for Monday ...