いらつしゃいませ!!

In Japan, when you enter a store or a restaurant or a home, the hosts will call out "いらつしゃいませ!"(Ira'shaimase), which means something like "Welcome!" "Come on in!" Which is what I say to you, new and old friends, as I share random thoughts and creations to whomever is interested.

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Flowers for Japan


The Etegami Train


There is a short train line in Japan that needed a shot in the arm to keep it running.
Someone came up with this idea to have a whole train dedicated to etegami.
I decided to enter two etegami and was thrilled to see my paintings on the train!
Way up in the right hand corner..



My entries were these. On the left, the flame lily flower. 
Translation " the flame lily: burning like a fire"
On the right, the heliconia: "Unusual. Beautiful. The heliconia flower" 

Lisa Jastram etegami

 Lisa Jastram flower etegami 
The Fukushima Flower Project

Another etegami art call comes from Fukushima. In the wake of the tsunami disaster,
artists are called upon to paint flowers to share with the community.

These were Texas flowers I painted in 2017
The pink dogwood

Lisa Jastram flower etegami

The Texas bluebonnet, of course!
flower Lisa Jastram etegami


For this one, I painted the flowers on white and cut them out and 
pasted them on the tan etegami postcard.
A good way to make large white objects stand out!

Lisa Jastram flower etegami

Black tulip magnolia are actually deep purple. Absolutely stunning

Lisa Jastram flower etegami

 Another dogwood:“Refreshing white color"

Lisa Jastram flower etegami


For 2018, I thought the flowers needed something extra: Animals.
But having gotten no encouragement or word back from the committee,
I'm not so sure it's what they wanted. Hmm.

"The fragrance of a flower brings peace to the soul"

Lisa Jastram bunny etegami

This cutie pie frog peeking out of a tulip.
It's a play on words "kaeru ga mieru". I can see a frog!
In smaller letters, the words of hide and seek:
"Are you ready?
"Not yet!"

Lisa Jastram frog etegami


This is one of my favorites. The frog is clinging to an anthirium flower.
He says "I'm OK if I'm alone as long as I have a flower"
One of my friends pointed out it looks very phallic.
Ha Ha Ha
Lisa Jastram etegami

I sure think that fuchsia look like dancers!!!

Lisa Jastram flower etegami

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