Umeki

Provenance:
From the University of Regina, President's Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Collection of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M.
Notes:
Mika McCann was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, and became a master of formal Japanese flower arrangement, a tradition which she brought to her unique fiber art. From large sculptural pieces to miniatures, McCann creates each unique work from locally-found materials, without dyes and adhesives. Her work can be found in public collections in Japan, Europe and the United States, including the Hamburg Art Museum and the America Craft Museum (New York). Mika McCann lives and works in her studio on the side of the Haleakala volcano (where she also grow materials used in her art) 3,000 feet above Maui, Hawaii.