#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 semi-matte and highly textural surface

semi-matte and highly textural surface

this versatile Salad Plate was created for Alice Waters' iconic Chez Panisse restaurant in 2006

The outer tray catches and holds water

a soup spoon

You might find them good enough to eat straight from the jar

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 semi-matte and highly textural surfaceAkio 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