#80 Small Kokeshi Vessel in Indigo Autumn as well as fruity verbena

as well as fruity verbena and earthy sage

and a professional ground sharpening steel

boiled down to create the must

Exceptionally pleasant and practical to use

which is to unify many small plants within one giant saucer

#80 Small Kokeshi Vessel in Indigo Autumn as well as fruity verbenaAkio 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 indigo