#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel akio-everyday-2024 Artist and jeweler Julia Turner

Artist and jeweler Julia Turner makes graphic and sculptural pieces that are strong and subtle

The interior bowl has two holes for a wire to secure a root if needed

it gets better with time

Try using one side for cutting and saving the other for display

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#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel akio-everyday-2024 Artist and jeweler Julia TurnerAkio 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