#71 Medium Torso Vessel Tiles The original tempered Gigogne Small

The original tempered Gigogne Small Tumbler from Duralex is still produced in France today

down to a soothing jade at the base

Contrary to popular belief this is not an exfoliating soap

Goodbye plastic

even as the focus tends to be on their spectacular flowers

#71 Medium Torso Vessel Tiles The original tempered Gigogne SmallAkio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 colored