#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters all of Block Shop's geometric

all of Block Shop's geometric compositions are hand-blockprinted

which enjoy consistent humidity

This design is about simplicity and humble beauty

An elegant

#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters all of Block Shop's geometricAkio 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