#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes art Yarn-died and woven in a

Yarn-died and woven in a 100 year-old-water mill

and a knife

Each of these wooden cups is individually hand turned with charred and polished walnut interiors

I put seven holes into the walls of the saucer

Inspired by the Rim Line

#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes art Yarn-died and woven in aAkio 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