Kumiko is an ancient Japanese art form used to create beautiful and functional handmade panels that can be assembled to make lamps, shoji screens, wall or window hangings and many other things. Each of the tiny wooden pieces are hand cut and grooved and then assembled into the amazing geometric patterns you see some examples of on this page.

This is the biggest piece I’ve made so far. It contains 1,126 tiny hand cut pieces, all assembled without nails. I am finishing it with a Myrtle wood frame and it will be backed with handmade Japanese mulberry paper.