#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Placemats Honoring a deep commitment to

Honoring a deep commitment to sustainable practices

Transfers and retains heat evenly

which not only facilitate evaporation

A bold and geometric statement piece adorned with a subtly colored enamel inlay

#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Placemats Honoring a deep commitment toAkio 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