Welcome to Makino Studios, offering joyful Japanese-inspired art by Annette Makino, including cards, prints, calendars and books. Combined with original haiku and other words, her art expresses Zen humor and wisdom.

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Explore Annette Makino’s original paintings and collages

NEWS & FEATURED ITEMS

Mother’s Day card for a beloved mom - roses collage (467)
$5.00

Happy Mother’s Day to my beloved mom

A spray of pink roses combines with a hand-written letter and airmail envelope for a lovely vintage-style collage card for mom.

congratulations card with swimming salmon - collage card for grads etc. (430)
$5.00

congratulations—onward and upward!

Brightly colored coho salmon swim upstream through deep blue waters in this Asian-inspired collage. The message sends strength and encouragement to graduates or others reaching a life milestone. The original collage was made with hand-painted Asian papers, leaf prints, musical scores and newsprint.

fog-shrouded coast - print
from $25.00

Museum-quality poster made on thick matte paper, based on an original design and haiku by Annette Makino.

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes a bit longer to deliver it to you.

watercolor landscape notecard set - Northern California scenes (801)
$20.00

This set of notecards features two each of four beautiful, vibrant landscapes: a trail through redwoods, a rocky coastline, a night sky and a winding river. They are suitable for a variety of occasions, including thank you and condolence notes.

These eight cards are 4.25 x 5.5 inches, or A2 sized. They are blank inside for your message. The backs show the Makino Studios logo and contact information. Each set comes with eight kraft envelopes and is packaged in a kraft paper box with a window.

Cards are professionally printed in the USA. They are printed using fade-resistant ink on card stock.

Notecard sets are shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.