Maki describes herself as a cross-cultural artist. She utilizes her endless imagination to conceive art that transports the viewer into her magical world. She draws inspiration from multiple cultures, including her own Japanese culture, and uses mixed mediums (computer, tablet, pencil, oil, pastel, water colour, etc.) to create pieces that have meaning and express a respect for life and nature as taught by Shintoism. Maki’s versatility is endless, as shown below; she is able to create traditional Japanese art and Japanese art blended with modern/non-Japanese elements. The pieces displayed in this exhibition are hand drawn on a tablet computer. Maki is able to capture finite detail and colour nuances characteristic of  Japanese style art, and yet the digital medium she chooses brings a fresh and modern life to classical Japanese images and themes. In addition, she received the honour of her scroll of Kifune Jinja being put on display in the actual shrine in Kyoto.