doi:10.7916/d8-mckz-c286Reminiscences of Wendy Maruyama 1991Maruyama, Wendy, 1952-oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalWomen woodworkersDeaf--EducationWoodwork--Study and teachingFurniture makingHandicraft--PricesArts and crafts movementMaruyama, Wendy, 1952-San Diego State University ProfessorshipChildhood in San Diego, California: reflections on being deaf and going to school, limits on interaction with other people; early interest in art; education at junior college and San Diego State University; early influences in her life; decision to go into woodworking; education at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Boston University, and Rochester Institute of Technology: discussion of the technical and creative aspects of her education; first job in Vail, Colorado, and at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Tennessee; description of early work and production in Tennessee: combination of materials and collaborative work; discussion of the pricing of art; problems in the relationship of the Appalachian Center to local community; move to the San Francisco Bay area: orientation towards larger scale production of furniture; professorship at San Diego State University in 1989; reflections on teaching in graduate school; reflections on appropriating artistic styles from other cultures; discussion of being a woman in the woodworking field.