Quotes & Sayings About Asawa

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. — Ruth Asawa

Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done. — Ruth Asawa

Art can only be taught by artists. — Ruth Asawa

If a nonartist teaches a subject called art, it is nonart. — Ruth Asawa

Art is doing. Art deals directly with life. — Ruth Asawa

When you put a seed in the ground, it doesn't stop growing after eight hours. It keeps going every minute that it's in the earth. We, too, need to keep growing every moment of every day that we are on this earth. — Ruth Asawa

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. — Ruth Asawa

The best ideas come unexpectedly from a conversation or a common activity like watering the garden. These can get lost or slip away if not acted on when they occur. — Ruth Asawa