Untitled (Self Portrait), c. 1960s ; Ink on paper

 For Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), drawing served as a center of gravity—the activity she described as her "greatest pleasure and the most difficult." Although now widely recognized for her wire sculptures, Asawa drew daily. Her exploratory approach to materials, line, surface, and space yielded an impressive range of drawings that speaks to her playful curiosity and technical dexterity as well as her interest in the aesthetic possibilities of the everyday.

[From : https://whitney.org/exhibitions/ruth-asawa-through-line] 

Allie’s Iris (Purple Iris with Three Blooms), 1987 ; Ink and watercolor on paper

From her upbringing on her family's farm in Southern California, where Asawa...