About the Author

Kay Morrissey Thompson studied at the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston and the Art Students' League in New York. Her professional experience included stints as assistant director with Glamour and Women's Day and freelance artwork for Good Housekeeping, McCalls and The New York Times Magazine. As the wife of W.K.Thompson, Jr., of the United States Coast Guard, she accompanied her husband on a three-year assignment to Japan, where she began her study with Ukai Uchiyama.