Meet Your Neighbor: KEVIN SPARKS
March 16, 2024 - May 19, 2024
localHMA Gallery
Meet Your Neighbor is an exhibition series that showcases the artistic side of individuals in our community who you may know for something completely different.
Our current artist is Kevin Sparks, who explores the Japanese art of Kumiko.
Kumiko is a delicate and sophisticated technique of assembling wooden pieces without the use of nails. Thinly slit wooden pieces are grooved, punched and mortised, and then fitted individually using a plane, saw, chisel and other tools to make fine adjustments.
The technique was developed in Japan in the Asuka Era (600-700 AD), and has since been refined and passed down through generations of craftsmen who are passionate about the tradition of Kumiko.
This series is presented in conjunction with FOUNDATIONS.
Who will be the next artist?
Kevin Sparks