Maki studied in Japan and Bielefeld. She is a multitalented artist, loves to travel, to sketch, to print... Mostly she is based in Berlin. In cooperation with Jaja was published: Her comicbook "ADAGIO" (number 1-3 from 2011 to 2017) and her artbook "YUKI - portraits of our friends“ (2014), within 100 woodprinted portraits. "Über Leben", her largest and greatest work was published 2021.