Yoko Sekino-Bové was born in Osaka, Japan. She graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan, with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in graphic design before moving to the United States. She worked as a commercial designer in Los Angeles before her passion for ceramic art took her onto a new path. She received a Master of Fine Art degree in Ceramics from the University of Oklahoma, and served as an artist-in-residence in the ceramic department of the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida for a year. In 2005 Yoko moved to Washington, Pennsylvania, and she started working from the home studio while teaching at local colleges and art centers. Her porcelain work has been included in prestigious exhibitions nationally and internationally. She was selected as one of the “emerging artists 2011” by the Ceramic Arts Daily Council in the United States. She presented a solo exhibition…