#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness Robust enough for everyday use

Robust enough for everyday use yet superbly well designed

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

Wood grain may vary slightly with each piece

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

#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Wellness Robust enough for everyday useAkio 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