#69 Medium Torso Vessel Grilling or for placing a tea

or for placing a tea light inside to brighten your table

The perfect size for ice cream and desserts

he finishes the vessel by applying different indigo colored slip (liquid clay)

the form of this pair curves dramatically towards the top before closing in a playful protrusion at the top

but pairing unexpected ones together

#69 Medium Torso Vessel Grilling or for placing a teaAkio 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