Kay Sekimachi, born in 1926 in San Francisco, is an American fiber artist best known for her masterful, three-dimensional woven monofilament hangings as well as her intricate baskets and bowls. Born in San Francisco on September 30, 1926, Sekimachi was interned with her family at Tanforan Assembly Center in California and then the Topaz concentraton camp in Utah from 1942 to 1944. (June 2018)
Kay Sekimachi
(b. 1926) Artist
Family that saved her belongings during World War II
Thriving art culture at camp
Leaving everything behind
On the process of making her leaf bowls
On the process of creating her Japanese paper bowls
From double weaving to microfilament “flat” hangings
Marriage to Bob Stocksdale
Moving to Cincinnati after Topaz
Learning how to weave
Mother also wove growing up
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