Happy October! This harvest season I’m excited to share a release of ten new card designs for birthdays, condolences, holidays and more. You can browse all 70-plus single cards, as well as boxed notecard sets, in the card section.
I am also now shipping my 2025 mini-calendar of art and haiku. The Eureka Times-Standard just ran this fun feature called A calendar tradition on the origins of my haiku calendar, going back to a childhood art project with my two sisters. (Journalist Heather Shelton was inspired by my last blog post/e-newsletter about this history.)
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tilted axis
we slide
into fall
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Featuring peaceful landscapes and animals, this wall calendar expresses Zen wisdom as well as quiet wonder and delight in the world.
The Japanese-inspired collages in this calendar include haiku by award-winning poet Annette Makino. She created each of these collages with washi papers from Asia as well as found papers that she hand-paints and tears.
This mini-calendar measures 5-1/2” wide by 7” tall closed (5-1/2” x 14” open), so it will easily fit in a small space. Major US holidays are listed. All twelve designs are shown on the back. The calendar includes an artist’s bio and some background on haiku and haiga (haiku art).
These are professionally printed in the USA on substantial paper and saddle-stitched. Each calendar is packaged in a self-sealing cellophane sleeve.
Many users of past Makino Studios calendars save and hang up each month’s painting after it has passed or give the image to a friend. The new calendar makes a great gift that may continue to bring pleasure well past 2025.
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you’re so cute and cool . . . but I like you anyway!
A small green frog rests on a moss-covered stone in this gently teasing card for birthdays or any time. The original collage uses bits of a music scores, map text, an insurance letters, and Japanese washi papers, plus acrylic paint, pen, crayon and glue.
sending love and healing thoughts
This image evokes the healing power of the ocean with its ceaseless waves, fresh sea breezes, waving beachgrass and soaring gulls. The original image was created with paper, paint, charcoal and glue.
have a wild and crazy birthday!
A black and white cat tries to catch golden falling leaves in this cute and funny birthday card. Great for someone who may prefer to celebrate their special day with a quiet walk with a friend instead of closing down the bar. The original collage was made with paper, paint, pen and glue.
happy birthday—may you live long and well
A sea turtle swims through a tropical sea in this colorful and inviting birthday card image. The original collage for this design was made with paper, acrylic paint, fern prints, crayon, colored pencil and glue.
so grateful to share this world with you
A river flows around richly textured rocks into the endless ocean in this rugged but beautiful watercolor landscape. Based on Moonstone Beach in Trinidad, California, this sparkling card conveys a sense of peace along with the quiet power in nature. The original art was painted with Japanese watercolors and sumi ink on paper.
the shape of a life . . .
one sparking wave
returns to the sea
With an original haiku by Annette Makino, this card evokes a Zen sense of our fundamental oneness. It makes a meaningful, nontraditional sympathy card or a philosophical everyday card. The original collage was made with found papers, acrylic paint and glue.
wishing you a wonder-full birthday
A Great Egret soars over sunset-colored water in this lovely image, an example of the wonders we wish for someone’s special day. The original collage was made with Japanese washi papers, acrylic paint, paint and glue.
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Makino Studios News
The Made in Humboldt Fair at Pierson Garden Shop runs Nov. 5 through Dec. 24. I will have books, prints, calendars, and notecard sets there.
The Arcata Holiday Craft Market takes place Dec. 14-15 at the Arcata Community Center. Look for the Makino Studios booth on the lefthand side of the main room.
I'm looking forward to the Seabeck Haiku Getaway Oct. 24-27 in Seabeck, Washington. Highly recommended for new and experienced haiku poets alike!
Makino Studios orders will not be shipped while I’m traveling Oct. 22-30. Avoid the wait by ordering now!