notecards

A silver lining

“long before language” is 8 x 10, made of paper, acrylic paint, and adhesive on illustration board. It is available as a greeting card reading “may all good things come your way.” The haiku version appears in my 2021 calendar. © Annette Makino 2020.…

“long before language” is 8 x 10, made of paper, acrylic paint, and adhesive on illustration board. It is available as a greeting card reading “may all good things come your way.” The haiku version appears in my 2021 calendar. © Annette Makino 2020. 

We made it through the election—whew! Now back to our regularly scheduled pandemic anxiety. Today I’m happy to share with you this really nice article about the new artistic direction I’ve been developing during this strange time, written by Heather Shelton for the Eureka Times-Standard.

A ‘silver lining’: Amid the pandemic, a local artist finds a whole new artistic approach (Nov. 13, 2020)

Makino Studios News

Porad Haiku Award: During the recent Seabeck Haiku Getaway, I was excited to learn that out of 663 haiku from 14 countries, this one-line haiku of mine won first prize in the Porad Haiku Contest:

long before language the S of the river

You can read all the winning haiku along with the judge’s thoughtful commentary on the Haiku Northwest site. 

Holiday notecards: I’ve produced boxed sets of holiday notecards as well as a landscape set. There are eight cards and eight kraft envelopes per box.

2021 mini-calendar: My new calendars of art and haiku are now available online and in select local stores. They feature 12 of my new collages with original haiku. Buy one for yourself and a few for holiday gifts!

Made in Humboldt fair: You can find my calendars, small prints and boxed notecards at the “Made in Humboldt” event at Pierson Garden Shop in Eureka, CA through Tuesday, Dec. 24. This will be the only fair where you can find my work this season.

Free shipping: I offer free first-class shipping on US retail orders of $35 or more. Use code FREESHIP35 at checkout.

Holidazed and confused

Happy holidays! It’s been very busy around here. We’ve been remodeling our kitchen since September—so long, peeling 1994 formica! I’ve also been helping our son with college applications, planning for a couple of trade shows next month, filling holiday orders, and rehearsing for concerts with my choir—all while my husband and helpmate has been sidelined by a back injury.

So we don’t yet have a Christmas tree, nor have I done my holiday shopping. But last week I finally managed to heave our Halloween pumpkin into the woods, so there’s that!

If your holiday season has been as full of hustle and bustle as mine, you might appreciate some ideas for meaningful gifts. Makino Studios is offering free shipping on US online orders of $20 or more thru Sunday, Dec. 16 with promo code JOYFUL2018.

Humboldt folks, you can find these featured items and more at the Makino Studios booth at the Holiday Craft Market in the Arcata Community Center this coming weekend (10-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday). I hope to see you there.

Whether the holidays have got you merry and bright or dazed and confused, here’s wishing you all the best of the season!

warmly, Annette

P.S. My 2019 calendars, boxed notecards and small prints are also available at the Pierson’s Made in Humboldt fair thru Dec. 24.