#67 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Well Plated on the stairs

on the stairs

sophisticated

and a whole pantry of “flavor bombs” (homemade condiments)

Let your imagination fill in the possibilities for this basket

These simple napkins feature simple blue lines trailing across a sturdy linen ground

#67 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Well Plated on the stairsAkio 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 traditional kokeshi dollsis 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 different