#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW is now in many international

is now in many international collections and has been redesigned in stainless steel

its widest point sitting high above a tapered foot

with its loop handles and cover

challenging the idea that saucers are an afterthought

Intended to be used for years to come

#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW is now in many internationalAkio 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