Miyuki Akai Cook was born and raised in Japan. She enjoyed making things with her hands, such as drawing, painting, and paper cutting. She told us that she wanted to skip high school and go directly to college to pursue a desire fro interior design.
But while at Seian Woman’s college in Kyoto Miyuki was introduced to fiber arts and enthralled her but stilled earned her degree in Interior Design.
When Miyuki was 25 she returned to the US and re-discovered an interest in textile while she was studying at University of North Texas. In 2006 she received MFA in Fiber/ Artisianry from University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth. She has been passionate for education and currently teaching at Marshall University. Learn more about Miyuki at miyukiakaicook.com.
Music was composed by Lyonel Bauchet and licensed through OmniMusic.com.
ArtVoiceWV is production of 78 Degrees West Inc, a 501(c)(3) devoted to telling the stories of West Virginia’s creative artists. Major support for ArtVoiceWV is provided by Clara Ladd & David Graves and the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts. Additional support is provided by Sally & Jerry Berman, Karen & Rick Schneider, and The Morgan County Forum for Arts, Science and Technologies, Inc.
