In an era of mass-produced widgets, a unique and meaningful gift is more appreciated than ever. Here are some suggestions for special holiday presents from the Makino Studios shelves. And through this Sunday, take a holiday discount of 10% off anything in the shop* with code JOY10. The elves are standing by to pack your order!
2022 calendar of art and haiku—a mini-calendar with my original haiku and collages to lift the spirit all through the year. Includes info about the artist and about haiku and haiga. These are going fast!
Please note this is the 2022 calendar, for those who just want to enjoy the art. The 2025 calendar is available here.
Featuring peaceful landscapes, flowers 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 hand-painted and torn washi papers from Asia as well as found papers.
This mini-calendar measures 5-1/2” wide by 7” tall closed (or 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 2022.
Greeting cards—holiday, birthday, sympathy, everyday . . . choose from 60-plus designs! Heads up: due to increased printing costs, card prices will rise from $4.50 to $5 each on Jan. 1.
Water and Stone: Ten Years of Art and Haiku—a book of my 50 favorite watercolor haiga (paintings with haiku), plus short personal tales. Softbound, 8x10, 124 pages, full color.
* Honorable Mention, Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards *
“With the publication of Water and Stone, Annette Makino takes her place among the leaders of haiku painting (haiga).”
—Stephen Addiss, author of The Art of Haiku
This beautiful book by award-winning haiku poet and artist Annette Makino provides a welcome dose of Zen wisdom and humor for our fractured world. Through vibrant paintings and evocative poems, Makino finds beauty and meaning in the everyday world, be it the rhythm of ocean waves, the bittersweet joys of parenting, or a traumatized rescue dog.
Spanning a decade of painting and writing, Water and Stone features fifty haiga—artworks combined with haiku—painted with Japanese watercolors and sumi ink. Sprinkled throughout the collection are fifteen haibun—autobiographical prose pieces that include haiku. While deeply personal, these touch on universal themes such as the quest for meaningful work, finding love, raising a family, growing older, and considering our place in the world.
By turns joyful and poignant, this full-color collection of Makino’s paintings and haiku is a treat for lovers of Japanese poetry and art. Reading Water and Stone lifts the spirit while helping to deepen awareness and appreciation of the present moment.
Book is full color, 8x10, 124 pages, softbound.
Matted prints—a selection of small prints that are signed and double-matted to 8x10 size, packed with a flyer about the art and the artist. Can be customized with any card design.
may peace in our hearts spread peace in the world
This image of a redwood forest canopy reminds us that our thoughts and actions radiate out into the world; this is how we create peace in our homes, communities, and the world. This piece captures the magical feeling of standing under the forest canopy, surrounded by towering redwoods that may be over a thousand years old. The original was painted with Japanese watercolors and sumi ink.
This matted print is personally signed by the artist. The 5” x 7” image is double-matted to exterior dimensions of 8" x 10" and can be framed in a standard-sized frame. (A framed example of a different print is shown; frame is not included.)
These are professionally printed on an HP Indigo press that produces offset-quality reproductions. Prints are made using fade-resistant ink on acid-free paper from a supplier that is certified to be 100% carbon-neutral.
Each print is packaged in a self-sealing cellophane bag with a sturdy backing board and a flyer about the artist and the work. The order is shipped in a sturdy photo mailer.
11x14 prints—choose from 10 professionally printed, fade-resistant designs on heavy stock. Each 11x14 print is stamped with a red name seal and signed by the artist. Supplies very limited.
Original art—paintings in Japanese watercolors and sumi ink, or collages of hand-painted papers, found papers and natural objects, some with haiku. Browse the gallery for possibilities. Starting at $100.
Gift card—can’t decide what to get them? A Makino Studios digital gift card lets them choose exactly what they want, and never expires.
Looking for boxed notecard sets? These have almost completely sold out, though some local Humboldt stores still have a few designs, especially the Made in Humboldt fair at Pierson’s, which runs through Dec. 24. Due to increased printing costs, these will probably be the last of the Makino Studios notecard sets.
Holiday shipping deadline: The US Postal Service advises that for first-class packages to arrive by Dec. 25, they should be shipped by Dec. 17.
Happy holidays to you and yours!
warmly, Annette
*The JOY10 10% off holiday discount applies to US retail orders of items in the Makino Studios online shop. No order minimum. Expires Sunday, Dec. 12 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. One code per order.