Directory Is Up
As a part of our movement towards making Ekaweeka more then a marketplace or a social network. We have added our directory. The intention of the directory is for the users on ekaweeka to have a listing of location and contact info. By doing this we are creating a new channel of information for service and product seekers.
This is important as we have started receiving requests from web surfers seeking various artists and services. These people did not have time to navigate friend lists and comment boards. They were looking for someone to help them fast!
Please take the time to go to your Edit Profile page where you can add your address and become easier for business seekers to access quickly!
where at the age of 6 he began to sketch with crayons. In 1969 at the age of 12 he won his first award after moving to Sao Paulo. 
The Mabe family, by tradition, was the owner of a lodging site destined to people arriving by vessel from Shimabara and Misumi. His father’s name was Soichi Mabe, who first worked in Japan as a railroad employee and afterwards as a barber. His mother’s name was Haru. She descended from a traditional farmers family. The family was made up of seven sons, Manabu being the oldest, Manabu Mabe immigrated to Brazil in 1934, when he was ten. 
“From early childhood I have always loved to draw, and I had brought to Brazil the crayons that I used at primary school in Japan. My first impressions of Brazilian nature are still vivid to my eyes, with fishes swimming in the shallow waters of lakes and parrots squabbling over a ripe guava. Four or five years passed by, as if in a trance.”
In 1945, Mabe’s father, on his deathbed, told him, “Make painting a hobby. Stick to administrating the coffee plantation. Life isn't easy." Nevertheless, in 1950, Manabu Mabe’s work was chosen to participate in the São Paulo Artists' Association exhibition, and in 1951 he was accepted to the Brazilian National Exhibition. 
“I triumphed thanks to physical tenacity and intense passion,” said Mabe. “I feel enthusiasm for everything I do. My father used to say, when I was a little boy: ‘You're very hot-headed, my son.’ To this day I am easily moved. Although I've grown used to the world and people and I seem jaded, I still like to think that, perhaps, I've remained innocent at heart.”
