#69 Medium Torso Vessel w20 The outer bowl’s geometry is

The outer bowl’s geometry is slightly unexpected

growing from all contours of the earth

and—above all else—functional pieces made by hand with sustainable materials

and syrups

#69 Medium Torso Vessel w20 The outer bowl’s geometry isAkio 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 different colored