^ painted this portrait of r u t h a s a w a on her birthday, for my daily index card project in january.

recently i had the pleasure of taking a deep dive into the life + work of japanese-american sculptor
r u t h a s a w a.

aside from becoming more familiar with her large body of work, i was moved to learn about her collaborative nature + community-organizing spirit, and the many public arts projects she took on + delivered with the help of many hands.

+ of course i loved reading about her garden.

below - a rainbow-drenched desk + a few book notes: