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

birthday card of blissful cat in flower meadow (470)
$5.00

have a blissful birthday

A striped, green-eyed cat lolls in a field of bright yellow wildflowers in this simple and sweet birthday card. The original collage was made with paper, paint, pen and glue.

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.

PAPER ALCHEMY: Annette Makino’s art featured at Arcata Library. Humboldt scenes and haiku for National Poetry Month