#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes art with an unglazed edge similar

with an unglazed edge similar to classic Heath dinnerware

Vermont Rolling Pins are hand turned

I put seven holes into the walls of the saucer

and a knife

#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes art with an unglazed edge similarAkio 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