Whenever I try to explain to someone the origins of The
Maakika I get odd looks. I have no idea why, unless the people I'm explaining this
to have no artistic minds and have never known a fevered mind!
However, the story I told on
the original Maakika Art site in 2008 is factual. These pieces have been called
some of the best work I've done -my comic work getting swiftly dismissed! I'm also
told, though I never saw it that way myself until I went through all the pieces
again, that the pieces seem to form a type of mythology or at least hint at
one. I'll let YOU decide.
The Origins
"What is Maakika
Art?" I get asked that a great deal
and to be honest it is a very brief story!
In 2006 I had a serious
respiratory infection. It came and went
but,in 2007,it came back with a vengeance over several months and with
complications I thought it would see me shift this mortal coil -and I am NOT
joking!
Around May, 2007, it got
really bad. Then, suddenly,pouring with
sweat, while seated on a bus, my mind started getting a rush of images -maybe
50-60. I got home exhausted but I sat
down and began to draw. Honestly, at 50
years of age I had drawn many things but these new images were so out of my
usual frame of image reference that I was stumped.
I drew a few, sat back and
thought "What the bloody hell have I drawn?!" Almost instantly the
word "Maakika" [pronounced "Mah-kee-kah"] came into my
head. At the same time I got the
definition "solid black and white art under guidance from the
Maakika". Ahh, a fevered mind -and
no drugs involved!
I've searched the word on the
internet, in books and anywhere else I can but it seems not to exist. I cannot
find anything similar.
And with each came a title or
description.
So,a divine gift from the
Maakika pantheon seems credible!
And lucky.
The original images are all
21x29cms and though I've not parted with the first "inspired"
drawings which look crude to my eye, several were sold for between £150-£300
each.
I still have the original
images in my mind [they won't shift!] but I've been inspired to work on larger
images [60x42cms].
So,if you have any questions
or comments get in touch! The best email address to use is:
And remember:only one person
does Maakika art -me (and I have absolutely no idea what's coming next!)
The Maakika Art
Maakika Band -The Makinii
The Maakika hatchlings played under the watchful Mother Tree Timipu
Kathassi knew the time was coming
Tinikia knew that the egg was special
The Divine Beholder
Falaasoo the Radical
Idembo The World Shaker was angry
Mabwaanaa shouldered the burden
The Waltz Was Sweet -The Makini
The Rebel
Mkeeni Danced In The Lightning
The Lizard And The Fox Watched Tikipii Dance
Maapulu The Moon Went For A Walk With Tiiki The Wandering Star
It Was The Last Thing Uutu Expected
Umbutu Danced For The Moon
Miipi Wondered What It Was? It Was Takas' Tail.
Bratutu Danced Beneath The Rani Tree
Banitaa Weighed Up The Choices
For Maakasuu Time Was Running Out
Saami Guided The Makini
Maapu Sat Thirsty At The Water Hole!
Kefuu Knew Other Things Lived There
Kamibbeewaa stared at Unnunko the bound
ALL ARTWORK IS (C) 2014 Terry Hooper-Scharf
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