#55 Small Kokeshi Vessel akio-2022-group-1 connected piece

connected piece

with distinctly Japanese roots

abstract pattern is designed to layer well with the rest of the Alabama Chanin collection

Exceptionally pleasant and practical to use

#55 Small Kokeshi Vessel akio-2022-group-1 connected pieceAkio 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