Ruth Asawa — American Sculptor born on January 24, 1926, died on August 05, 2013

Ruth Asawa was an American sculptor. Known in San Francisco as the "fountain lady", her work is included in prominent art collections such as those of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney in New York. She was a driving force behind the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, which was renamed the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in 2010 in tribute to her... (wikipedia)

Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done.
Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.
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, and you end up with a shape.
Art can only be taught by artists.
Art is doing. Art deals directly with life.