I still remember strongly that night I met Muriel first time, It was at one of the squat parties in Hackney. At that time I was pretty sick in 2, 3 months pregnant with my son that made me super sensitive with noise and smell and all surroundings. It was a massive party with lots of people and loud music. Then all I could see from my position ( i was sitting on the floor feeling up onto somewhere else) was so many feet moving like a massive snake following music. Then suddenly from out of nowhere, just in front of me, a sketchbook was dropped. It was as if its meant to be picked up by me. sure, i picked up. then, WOW!
I was struck by all drawings which contained inside. those strong colour and lines and eyes…..eyes…..I was suddenly back to reality…then within a second i thought i have to find this person, this artist, i want to know this soul that could produce such beautiful art.
As soon as I found her, I realized that was only tip of the massive iceberg. As I knew her more and more, I was totally amazed by all her life story, her vision of life, philosophy that I get hyper reactive everytime I met her. We became closer in the days to come.
Every time I saw her she would give something special or find impressive words which stayed on my mind the next few days. Even after I left London and only we exchanged by e mails, she still inspires me deeply.
I love her a lot, and very lucky to meet her in this life. There are some very important people we meet in our lifes who influence us. Muriel is such a special one for me.
Mayuko
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This a memory of my childhood. I grew up in Gabon in the jungle, in African beautiful incontaminated forest. This great refugee for animals is in danger now, though Aspinall foundation is creating a gorilla reserve there… My father is Italian/ French, my mother Jewish/Persian and Austrian plus, as other races are mixed in my mom’s blood. She was raised in England from 7 years age and at 21 she was working in the jungle of Gabon.
So I have grown up with tribes and pygmies in the forest. Sometimes people think I’ m a savage ba lu ba’. Silly pumpkins…he he he!!!! …Most of them don’t have even a clue where Gabon is…. and how special it is… Yes, I grown up in a bamboo beautiful tribal home on the river by a montain, close to ocean. This place had many tiny antilopes and “black” elephants: with darker skin little ones of the forest and amazing swimmers.I grown up moslty naked, with no shoes, playing games in other dimension… My friends were mostly pygmies and a giant chimp, and antilopes, elephants… Forest, trees, river, mountain, light life noise and moonlight… abundant flamboyant nature and sunlight… sometimes deep silence and isolation. Going swimming and trekking and spending great time by the ocean is my first big love! I remember eating a lobster cooked in palm leaves given to us by a local fisherman on the beach… The postal office was a tiny aeroplane dropping mail mostly in the a river full of crocs :)…
With time I had a more close encounter with civilisation in the school made in bamboo and wood and stone. We often had to hunt with tribes for food … no supermarket at all :)… weheee… All we had was two jeeps, one radio and a lot of animals and nature, a german wolf and two cats and a cocktail made by people from all over the world dropping by to visit us… We had barbecue every 6/8/9/ of month. They all were speaking different languages.
I’m an artist now, living in London, trying to fulfill my dream to master Tibetan art, a difficult and amazing technic, complex and sacred; and blend it with unique color techniques like Japanese and Indian art… to create out of that learning great new graphics … Write me if you like my painting.
Muriel
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