I am very pleased to announce that I have awarded a grant as one of the 2021 Master-Apprentice Artist award program from Southwest Folklife Alliance in Tucson, AZ. https://southwestfolklife.org/master-apprentice-artist-program/ From the website: Momoko Okada is a Tucson-based metalsmith originally from Hokkaido, Japan. After pursuing art degrees abroad, Momoko reconnected with tradition by apprenticing with the last kashima-style Nunome master, Master Kashima, in 2004. Since