"I was struck by how beautifully DAquinos renderings capture the spirit of Asawas work." The New York Times Book Review"Through this picturebook contribution, not only will Asawas art reach a new audience, but her artistic practice will inspire the next generation of creative minds to express themselves with handmade art. A worthwhile addition to picturebook collections everywhere." BooklistRuth Asawa (19262013) was an influential and awardwinning Japanese American sculptor and devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education.A Life Made by Handtells the story of thispioneering artist whosework is collected in major museums aroundthe world. Inspired by the world around her, Asawa saw beauty in the ordinary the webs of spiders, wings of insects, and drops of water found in the garden on the farm where she spent her childhood. She studied at the historic Black Mountain College, an unusual school filled with brilliant thinkers like herself. An artist, she said, is an ordinary person who can take ordinary things and make them special. Andrea DAquinos lush collages and engaging text celebrate Asawas remarkable career, andcollectively tell a storythat willappeal toyoung readers and art lovers, and inspire themto, just as Ruth Asawa did,look closely at the world and create art with whatever is at hand.Includes anactivity for making a paper dragonflyand a page of teaching tools for parents and educators.

Binding: Hardback;40 pages; Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; Classification: YNA; Weight: 458 g; Dimensions: 277 x 210 x 9

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