PEACE & TRANQUILITY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LATE RUTH ASAWA
(Author Photo)
Stressed? Weary with anxiety? Perhaps it’s time for a dose of Art.
Ruth Asawa believed “art can heal, inspire, and bring joy to our lives.” Committed to things like advancing peace and understanding at home and abroad, the beloved artist (1926–2013) did both wherever she went.
I was privileged — and it was a giant privilege — to know Asawa in the decades before her death. Whenever she visited her hands were busy, usually leaving a small pile of origami doves on the table.
In the recent “Bouquets to Art” show at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, Ikebana artist Yoko Tahara, assisted by Nora Dowley and Beth Ross, designed the above tribute to Asawa’s wire sculptures.
(And another, by Soho Ikebana Art Studio, Soho Sakai, Riji; Neuza Lake, Veronica Leung & Dorcas Walton, assistants. Author photo)
Today’s news is an overdose of wars and politics, protests and suffering that can color the heart gray. But I have these photos on my bulletin board.
May soft colors bloom.