#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 The Straight Glassware shapes are

The Straight Glassware shapes are perfect for water

this versatile Salad Plate was created for Alice Waters' iconic Chez Panisse restaurant in 2006

a soup spoon

which I chose to place at the center of the pot

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 The Straight Glassware shapes areAkio 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