#39 Kokeshi Vessel Ceramic Serving Trays & Platters and two tiny trees

and two tiny trees

its widest point sitting high above a tapered foot

with mottled textures reminiscent of organic objects

Each element brightens and beautifies the plant

creating unique spotting of brown dots over red

#39 Kokeshi Vessel Ceramic Serving Trays & Platters and two tiny treesAkio 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