#59 Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes s21 a cheese spade

a cheese spade

providing elegant tension

these large spoons are perfect for larger pots

The original tempered Gigogne Large Tumbler from Duralex is still produced in France today

#59 Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes s21 a cheese spadeAkio 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