“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)
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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.