#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe pinterest-feed-include these napkins in are soft

these napkins in are soft and beautiful

sophisticated

and spilling items all over the place

The designs are hand-carved into the surface of the gourd

#87 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripe pinterest-feed-include these napkins in are softAkio 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