Makoto Chi (he/him) - Berlin 2016

If you haven’t already seen @makoto.chi / www.linktr.ee/ma_ko_to 

I feel safe and sane when friendships land on many of the same important pages (a huge sigh of relief). At the same time being humbled by intense connections that keep unfolding.

Once again (gratefully, my friends know me well) I was introduced to Makoto, who came highly regarded and fills those shoes. I’m pretty sure we stumbled into each other at Michele’s in Hackney Wick (as I would have arrived disheveled from poorly managing my time / energy / expectations of myself) and as I recall he was very calm and patient to let me land and then most likely go eat great pizza around the corner. On top of being the lovely human that he is, Makoto is a brilliant artist, tattooer, activist - a partner, ally, friend to who is fortunate enough. We would have him around each summer and then I would be back in Vancouver in the winter.