When Percy King, a former defensive back for the Ohio State Buckeyes, was a boy, he loved to draw, a pastime he continued as an adult. But the years of playing football took a toll — he suffers nerve damage in both of his shoulders, making sketching for any period of time painful. So after playing at Ohio State from 1995 to ’99 and a brief stint in the NFL, King figured out an alternative way to create. He “drew” with pieces of wood, layering shapes into three-dimensional portraits of rappers, hip-hop artists and other African-American musicians. Lately, King’s large, dramatic portraits — which have grown in subject matter to include African-American icons such as Langston Hughes, Thurgood Marshall and Barack Obama — have found increased exposure and acclaim. >> Video: Percy King, Artist In central Ohio, former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown and Larry James, managing partner of Crabbe, Brown &…
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