If you're on this page, there's probably a good chance that you already know a little about me! If not, then welcome to my Patreon page!

I'm Maki Yamazaki, a 30-ish year old human-shaped, creative-type person who makes comics, art, music, games & writing!

Although I produce work in a lot of different media, I predominantly specialise in making music (comes with being a multi-instrumentalist/recording engineer, I suppose).

Cool things I made and did during 2014 include:

Made and released three EPs ('Transmission 01', 'Transmission 02', 'Made In a Day')
Produced a game demo ('Pioneer[03]', for the Nine Worlds Geekfest 2014 Game Jam)
Featured my work in an exhibition ('SEEP: Fluidity in Body & Landscape' The Space, Media Education, Edinburgh)
Created part 2 of my comic, 'It's a Beautiful Z Day' (published in Team Girl Comics, issue #10)
Been featured in a documentary ('I'm Not Your Inspiration', Sandra Alland)
Been filmed for another documentary which will hopefully be aired on either BBC or Ch4 ('My Genderation', Lucky Tooth Films)
Performed at the Nine Worlds 2014 BiFröst cabaret, and spoke on several panels there.
Performed at over 30 gigs during the summer

In the past, I've made numerous short comics for both publication and online reading, made several music releases as a solo artist ('Dr. Carmilla', Gilded Age Records), written a number of short stories and articles, appeared on panels & talks, organised large events, performed at festivals, and plenty, plenty more!

But here's the thing: I barely get paid anything at all to create my work. And when I say barely, I mean it would not pay even a small fraction of the cost of the food I eat - let alone rent, bills, travel, etc.

And, of course, there's also the cost of equipment, materials, travel, etc. that I need to pay in order to make all the things that I do. It would be hard enough without a disability, but it does add to the cost.

A single month can easily cost me several hundred pounds in materials, supplies, equipment, travel and external services (like mastering).

So, the bottom line is this:

My work is very important to me and I would love your support. I want to spend less time searching for funding & more time making my work.

WHAT I NEED

What can you spare? Seriously, $5 per month would help pay for a lot of the small costs that happen in my daily life. Pens, pencils, strings, paint, paper, ink cartridges... The list goes on.

One cup of coffee per week ($15 per month) would make a HUGE difference in my life and in making all the stuff I do. With 5 people donating £10 per month, I'll be able to afford the larger purchases, like new equipment for the studio and taxi fare.

$25 per month would open up opportunities to me that I rarely get. It'd help pay towards transport, materials and accommodation (free wheelchair accommodation is rare as the dickens). I'd be able to take my work to conventions and pay for promotional materials.

Really love my work and rolling in dosh? $40 per month would mean that I can start to pay my bills, for food and rent. How awesome would that be? Also, you'll have my eternal gratitude and love!