#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers and gluten-free twists and variations

and gluten-free twists and variations

a very tall saucer raises the planter and the plant high and casts long shadows

Though simple

The two nesting vessels look

A unique take on the classic stemless form

#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers and gluten-free twists and variationsAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that