#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Bar & Pantry and naturally protects hands against

and naturally protects hands against dryness to strengthen the skin barrier

solid connections able to support a heavy library with ease

mixed and matched

The heavy glazes sag in the kiln creating cloud-like patterns across the piece

#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Bar & Pantry and naturally protects hands againstAkio 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