#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods In this nested design

In this nested design

proud and geometric in form with flanged lips ready to present a thin cutting or flower

and stuffed with a removable feather pad

This form is a simple memory of a classic terracotta pot

yet it contains a surprise

#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods In this nested designAkio 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