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Ed Lai Interview About Grace Lai, Thomas Matt
Ed Lai Interview About Grace Lai, Thomas Matt
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Artist Bio: Grace Lai painted downtown Chicago in concrete and steel bloom, for two decades producing vibrant montages of skyline-shaping buildings as they climbed. An "on-site" artist who didn't seriously take up painting until nearly 60 because of a promise made to her deceased husband, Mrs. Lai donned a hard hat and was unafraid to board construction elevators for rides high into the sky to complete her work. In winter she'd wrap herself in plastic garbage bags and substitute rubbing alcohol for water in her paints, so they wouldn't freeze.
Artist Bio taken from the Chicago Tribune (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-03-17/news/ct-met-0318-lai-obit-20100317_1_paintings-materials-train-stations)
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Amy Lee Segami Interview, Bianca Rodriguez
Amy Lee Segami Interview, Bianca Rodriguez
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Bio: Amy Lee Segami (See-gah-me) is an artist of transformation. As a former mechanical engineer, she applies her technical knowledge to revive the ancient art of Suminagashi (Sue-mee-nah-gah-shee). Inspired by the physics principles and the Eastern philosophy, Segami exercises her artistic license to share the possibilities of imagination.
Artist Bio taken from http://web.mac.com/amybasic/iWeb/Segami%20Studios/Segami.html