We used to make patterns in the dirt, hanging our feet off the horse-drawn farm equipment. We made endless hourglass figures that I now… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
If I hadn't spent all those years staying home with my kids and experimenting with materials that children could use, I would never have… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
I no longer identify myself as Japanese or American but a 'citizen of the universe.' — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
When you put a seed in the ground, it doesn't stop growing after eight hours. It keeps going every minute that it's in the… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
All my wire sculptures come from the same loop. And there's only one way to do it. The idea is to do it simply,… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
I had no intentions of going into sculpture but found that sculpture was just an extension of drawing. — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
I am able to take a wire line and go into the air and define the air without stealing from anyone. A line can… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
I'm not so interested in the expression of something, but I'm more interested in what the material can do. And so that's why I… — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
I laugh with the sun, and mist that tries so hard to seduce the mountains. — Ruth Asawa Copy Share Image
