I made a few postcards in April, 2022, inspired by a class I was taking at the time that compared Eastern and Western art. I was thinking of the scrolls I had seen in class that contained poetry and artwork.
I drew on the tradition of etegami to guide me, doing a loose interpretation by illustrating a haiku (written by me) rather than including a simple phrase, but I stuck with the idea of mail art, spontaneous art work, and something pleasant that a person would like to receive in the mail.
This is the second postcard I made.
I used India ink and a bamboo brush, and I painted the colors with gouache. It’s done on a watercolor paper postcard.
Claudia McGill and Her Art World 
How can I not love this?????
A great big moon over this city, I wish I lived there and I would take a lot of walks at night.
Absolutely fabulous! I love the way the moon looks to be undulating as it glows.
Thank you. I love how the ink and paint work in this one to make this great big moon just hanging in the sky.
This makes me think of Kerfe, and her efforts to capture the moon over the city.
Yes, I think we both look to the moon and feel we are seeing a friend. I know since I was little that if I could see the moon shining in my window at night, I felt safer in the dark and easier to go to sleep.
Lovely, esp the odd lit window. Reminds me of Windows in the West.
Thank you. I did not know this painting so I looked it up. I wish I could see it in person. All my life I have felt there is no more secure or safe feeling than seeing a lighted window and knowing that someone is there, carrying out some activity, there is such a sense of continuity of life no matter what the situation may be.
That is a pretty awesome postcard!I like the layering you did to create the evening sky lit by the moon!
Thank you. Thank you. I made the moon as negative space with India Ink and then went over the black with a white marker. I was really happy with the sky, too, I wanted it to feel enveloping and friendly, not dark and scary.
It is more than pleasant. It is breathtaking
Wow, what a nice thing to say. Thank you. I like making these little images and using the haiku as inspiration. To me there is something magic about translating words to images like this. And of course, I love using India ink! Just the way the brush and ink work together is fulfilling.