[ shōzō-gá ] noun: Japanese word for portrait
A shozoga is a digital portrait made of words that describe someone.

Why create a shozoga? To honor an important person in your life. Shozogas are a great gift for many occasions:
Birthday
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Graduation
Engagement
Wedding
Retirement
Anniversary
Celebration of life
Employee recognition
3 easy steps to getting your shozoga!
Step 1: Send your photos
We need three of your best photos of the person featured in your shozoga.
We will select the one that will work the best.
Step 2: Collect your words
This is how we gather the words to create your shozoga.
We will send you a link to a simple online form that you will share with family and friends.
Step 3: Get your shozoga
Within 5 days, you will receive your unique shozoga.
We will email it to you in the form of a high-resolution JPG.
After you receive your shozoga, create a unique product.
Our online store offers prints, T-shirts, mugs and tote bags.
Portraits that say
a lot about you.
“Our mother passed away from Covid-19 in a nursing home. Due to the worldwide pandemic, we were unable to have a service for her and we wanted to celebrate her life by creating something meaningful that reflected who she was. The shozoga was a way for all of us to come together to honor her.”
— Family
“My 80th birthday was in April 2020 in the middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The highlight of this “shelter in place” birthday was a very special gift from one of our daughters. I absolutely love this gift - it is such an affirmation of the love and support one receives from family and friends.
— Meg