My aunt asked, “I see you’re engrossed in painting day and night, yet you haven’t sold a single watercolor painting!”
I replied, “Well, it’s like a peacock with congenital airplane wing syndrome that can’t fold its wings. It attaches a ukulele to its back, but the strings snap.”
Thank you for reading. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Yoshiko Amemiya
Feb 7, 2026