Sharek Gadd

Ra Sharek Gadd

Sharek Gadd  will be yet another one of the "New & Aspiring Artist" at the 2018 CLA show in Lexington in August.

Sharek's Bio:

Sharek Gadd was born into a primitive living experiment called Padanaram in Silverville, Indiana on July 1st, 1971. His family lived communally, in a challenging environment, until the death of his sister Shelam. 

A hereditary form of cancer took the lives of three other siblings and ultimately his father in 1995. 

After the death of Sharek's father, He enlisted into the United States Army and served until he was honorably discharged in 2005. 

He resides on the banks of White River in Fishers, Indiana. From his small studio and forge, Sharek creates a broad spectrum of commissioned work for individuals as well as A number of well known institutions.

Sharek possess no formal art training but excels in multiple mediums as well as structural design and the fabrication of utilitarian items. 

Below are a few pieces of bone fishing gear that will be part of his rendition of a primitive fishing kit.  He is still working on the container for the kit, as well as hand-forging a trap to display at the New Artists table.

Sharek's Contact Information:

You can contact Sharek via e-mail at:

amalek7th@gmail.com

or via his website:  https://www.sharekgadd.com/

More on Sharek's work:

Facebook Video of him forging the chain for his trap to be displayed at the 2018 CLA show:
Ra Sharek Gadd Forging Trap Chain