#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 which I chose to place

which I chose to place at the center of the pot

This pair—one tall and stout the other short and wide—are like two objects caught in each other's orbit: both different but also inseparable

a soup spoon

You might find them good enough to eat straight from the jar

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 which I chose to placeAkio 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