Ruth Asawa

“I no longer identify myself as Japanese or American but a 'citizen of the universe.'”

“A lot of women wrote to me. Some wrote me long letters on the meaning of the circle and about mythology and about motherhood and the significance or the symbolism of the mermaid and the frogs and the turtles.”

“An artist looks at a juice bottle, an egg carton, or a newspaper and sees something valuable in them.”

“Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done.”

“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 done the Ghirardelli and Hyatt fountains.”