Showing posts with label hatsue chiba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hatsue chiba. Show all posts

Friday, February 25, 2011

hatsue chiba (japan)


A camellia blossom. The black strokes of this image were carved into a ceramic board and printed onto paper using a mixture of sumi and glue for ink. The words say "Waiting for Spring."

Sunday, February 6, 2011

hatsue chiba (japan)


This painted lino-cut depicts one of the paper dolls called "Ane-sama ningyo," which have been painstakingly crafted from colorful Japanese paper for hundreds of years in certain regions of Japan. It's my first card from Hatsue, and the words say "I'm happy to meet you on this Etegami day."