Makoto Endo:
SKII: How long have you been doing portraits with chopsticks?
Makoto: I’ve been drawing the motorcycles professionally with chopsticks for 25 years now.
SKII: Where did you start doing this?
Makoto: I started doing this as a teenager in school, in Japan. I moved to New York City and that’s when I started to draw with chopsticks professional. The rest is history.
SKII: How can someone get in contact with you if they want to purchase one of your paintings?
Makoto: You can send inquiries to: Makoto[email protected] Or call me and/or my wife Reiko Endo direct. I also do custom paintings. They display my paintings in a museum in Newburg, Upstate New York.
SKII: How much are your painting?
Makoto: 4 feet by 6 feet is $2,500.00. The little one’s are one hundred to three hundred dollars. Depending on the size and the way the motorcycle is painted, it could be more. I painted David Beckum – Soccer player and this painting is $1,500.00.
