#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe pinterest-feed-include sophisticated

sophisticated

and spilling items all over the place

Heavyweight cast iron made in the USA by Lodge

and timeless sense of design

#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe pinterest-feed-include sophisticatedAkio 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