#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness Tartine All Day is the

Tartine All Day is the all-purpose

The plant lifts from its base as if floating

Strike-anywhere matches are recommended

The form was inspired by the pods of the Australian Banksia plant

Let this giant gnome find its way home to yours for this year and many more to come

#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness Tartine All Day is theAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by ancient earthenwareis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying indigo colored