#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Food Storage Comes in a specially designed

Comes in a specially designed birchwood box

I wanted to design a vessel that could float naturally above its saucer

and suitable for the most modern of interiors

This form is inspired by the profile of a traditional bonsai

The green glaze follows a gradient from speckled up top

#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Food Storage Comes in a specially designedAkio 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