#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture as is typically seen

as is typically seen

or storing freshly squeezed lemon juice

This form is designed as an interdependent trio of elements

a carving knife

#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture as is typically seenAkio 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