In an era of mass-produced widgets, a unique and meaningful gift is more appreciated than ever. Here are some suggestions for special holiday presents from the Makino Studios shelves. And through this Sunday, take a holiday discount of 10% off anything in the shop* with code JOY10. The elves are standing by to pack your order!

2022 calendar of art and haiku—a mini-calendar with my original haiku and collages to lift the spirit all through the year. Includes info about the artist and about haiku and haiga. These are going fast!

Greeting cards—holiday, birthday, sympathy, everyday . . . choose from 60-plus designs! Heads up: due to increased printing costs, card prices will rise from $4.50 to $5 each on Jan. 1.

Water and Stone: Ten Years of Art and Haiku—a book of my 50 favorite watercolor haiga (paintings with haiku), plus short personal tales. Softbound, 8x10, 124 pages, full color.

Matted prints—a selection of small prints that are signed and double-matted to 8x10 size, packed with a flyer about the art and the artist. Can be customized with any card design.

11x14 prints—choose from 10 professionally printed, fade-resistant designs on heavy stock. Each 11x14 print is stamped with a red name seal and signed by the artist. Supplies very limited.

Original art—paintings in Japanese watercolors and sumi ink, or collages of hand-painted papers, found papers and natural objects, some with haiku. Browse the gallery for possibilities. Starting at $100.

Gift card—can’t decide what to get them? A Makino Studios digital gift card lets them choose exactly what they want, and never expires.

Looking for boxed notecard sets? These have almost completely sold out, though some local Humboldt stores still have a few designs, especially the Made in Humboldt fair at Pierson’s, which runs through Dec. 24. Due to increased printing costs, these will probably be the last of the Makino Studios notecard sets.

Holiday shipping deadline: The US Postal Service advises that for first-class packages to arrive by Dec. 25, they should be shipped by Dec. 17. 

Happy holidays to you and yours!

warmly, Annette

*The JOY10 10% off holiday discount applies to US retail orders of items in the Makino Studios online shop. No order minimum. Expires Sunday, Dec. 12 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. One code per order.