#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW it’s easy to tend to

it’s easy to tend to one at a time

challenging the idea that saucers are an afterthought

and a wonderful complement to your table setting

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

#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW it’s easy to tend toAkio 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