Kay Sekimachi was born on September 30,1926 and is an American fiber artist and weaver, best known for her three-dimensional woven monofilament hangings as well as her intricate baskets and bowls.
11 Facts About Kay Sekimachi
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Kay Sekimachi was born in San Francisco on September 30,1926 to first generation Japanese Americans Takao Sekimachi and Wakuri Sekimachi.
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Kay Sekimachi started her art career weaving clothing and two-dimensional wall pieces.
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Guermonprez challenged Kay Sekimachi, leading her to take on more complex artistic projects.
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Kay Sekimachi attended the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Liberty, Maine where she studied with Jack Lenor Larsen in 1956.
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Kay Sekimachi started experimenting with nylon monofilament hangings and weaving off loom by 1963.
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Kay Sekimachi was part of the New Basketry movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Kay Sekimachi created woven paperfold-like boxes with a Japanese influence.
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Kay Sekimachi later created baskets of linen warp ends and rice paper.
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Kay Sekimachi taught in the Textile Arts Department at, her alma mater, California College of Arts and Crafts, starting in the Fall of 1975.
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Kay Sekimachi taught at the Adult Division of the City College of San Francisco and at Lake Almanor, and the Town and Country Weavers.