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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NEWS & FEATURED ITEMS

Ink to Paper: A Reading by Asian American Poets of Humboldt

Six poets from the local Asian American community will gather for a joint reading of their work at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, CA on Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m.

Featuring Daryl Ngee Chinn, Annette Makino, Mark Shikuma, Amy Uyeki (reading poems by her grandmother, Shizue Harada), Tony Koji Wallin-Sato and Libby Yee. Emcee Ali Lee.

Ten Thousand Gates: A Celebration of Humboldt Asian American Artists

A group show at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, CA opens on Saturday, May 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. The show runs April 26-June 8.

The artists are Karla Kaizoji Austin, Cate Be, Jeremy Hara, Ted Hsu, the late Suk Choo Kim, Ali Lee, Thao Le Khac, Amy Leon, Annette Makino, Yoshiko Skelton, Amy Uyeki and Libby Yee.