September 17, 2019

Bringing in the harvest

September 17, 2019

I have been painting away this summer, and now, with the fall equinox just around the corner, I'm happy to share the art that has emerged from that time, in the form of paintings, cards, and a 2020 calendar.

Annette Makino

August 14, 2019

It runs in the family

Annette Makino

August 14, 2019

At 91, my mother still inspires me with all her creative energy. With an unexpected windfall, she just had an art studio built behind her house where she works on clay sculptures several days a week.

Annette Makino

May 9, 2019

The ultimate creative act

Annette Makino

May 9, 2019

With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, I’ve been thinking about how parenthood is the ultimate creative endeavor. What an amazing process it is to create and raise a small human!

Annette Makino

April 10, 2019

How a painting is born

Annette Makino

April 10, 2019

I’m always fascinated to learn how other people go about their work, whether it’s developing cookbook recipes or rehabilitating abandoned dogs. So in the hopes that this is of interest, today I’ll share a bit about my artistic process.

Annette Makino

March 7, 2019

When doubts creep in

Annette Makino

March 7, 2019

A woman I recently met at a dinner party told me that she has one of my cards on her altar, right next to a card featuring the Dalai Lama. I am honored and touched that my art means so much to her.

Annette Makino

January 1, 2019

Every day is a gift . . .

Annette Makino

January 1, 2019

Well, I wanted to write a heartfelt and inspiring new year’s message, one that summed up this crazy year and offered sparks of hope for 2019…

Annette Makino

December 18, 2018

Happy heart today

Annette Makino

December 18, 2018

I just read this great tweet: “So my 3 year old appears to have misheard the phrase ‘happy holiday’ this morning and has been going round wishing everybody ‘happy heart today’.”

Selected Poems

cowlick

some part of me

still wild

the time we are given…

sparks rise through darkness

to join the stars

home from errands—

a hero’s welcome

from the dog

what remains

of the mountain

sand between my toes

lines of foam

over and over the sea

writes its story

fog-shrouded coast

we listen

to the view

for better or for worse

our lights and darks

tumbling together

our easy silence

every puddle

sky-deep

for tracks . . .

who was I before

I was tamed?

Poem Credits: “cowlick” – tinywords 13.2 (Sept. 17, 2013) | “the time we are given” – tinywords 14.2 (Dec. 8, 2014) | “home from errands” – Modern Haiku 44.1 (Winter/Spring 2013) | “what remains” – With Cherries on Top (Press Here, 2012) | “lines” – Frogpond, Issue 35:3 (Winter 2012) | “fog-shrouded coast" - Frogpond, Issue 41.2 (Spring/Summer 2018), Museum of Haiku Literature Award | “for better or for worse” – The Heron’s Nest, XVI:1 (March 2014) | “our easy silence” - 2nd honorable mention, Harold G. Henderson Haiku Contest (2016) | “fox tracks” – The Heron’s Nest, XVII:1 (March 2015).