“Your work is magical, beautiful and spiritual. I watched the video on your website and was mesmerised by the dreamy quality of your work. Please keep painting!!”, Alex, 2024
“authentic, honest work from the soul.”, Helen, 2019
“An overwhelming sense of joy, wonder and beauty walking through your front door!!!!” Bronwyn, 2015, on entering a home where Maki’s paintings were exhibiting.
“mesmerizing!” Eileen, 2017
“We walked into the gallery and ‘small voice resonating’ was right in front of us and we said, ‘we want it!”. That was before our house was built and we pretty much designed a whole room around it.” Carmel 2006
“Your work gives light to an obscure path”, Dawn, 2020
“highly original, totally unlike any other artist and produces magnificent work. I hold her in the highest esteem”, an artist and critic Gordon 2012
“sublimely beautiful”, Filippa, 2017
“Your glorious painting hangs , I am proud to say, in my esteemed workplace. Everyday I find myself lost in the depth of its beauty and hidden tales”, Jennie 2015
“awesome work. Maki is a world class artist”, Ulf, 2018.
“your painting is utterly captivating and I would love to be able to gaze at it everyday…Thank-you for enriching my life with your art”, Kat, 2021
“These paintings take me to another place, a dreamy, blissful place.” Brooke, 2016
“Your paintings are magnificent – not only the design & technique but the spiritual aura emenating from them. I felt a sense of awe, as though I was in a Cathedral or other sacred space. They are true masterpieces.”, Mary, 2011 on attending Maki’s exhibition.
“Your paintings left us in awe and made us smile at the same time. This had never happened with us with any other painting before”, Stella, 2019 upon attending an exhibition of Maki’s paintings.
“gorgeously warm, inviting and intricate. Thank you for the inspiring showcase. I could get lost in them for hours.”, Alicia, 2015.
“I have received your book, ‘I Dream the Moon and Stars’, and I am presently absorbing all the wonderful emotions that the work creates. The individual pieces include many that I have seen before and of course they are the heart of your divine creation. In addition to this carefully selected exquisite collection it is a master stroke to display these treasures on hand made paper. The shades and textures add an aesthetic charm to this priceless symbolic treasure. I cannot tell you just how happy I am to have such an overwhelming response to your gift. You know I am a sincere admirer of Maki’s work and I want you to know of the wonderful effect it has on me.”, Dixie wrote to us upon buying our book in 2022.