#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel Preview flaky pastry doughs

flaky pastry doughs

it gets better with time

The Bronze is a gorgeous pale golden color that converses well with 14k and 18k gold

and classically Heath

Beard color and texture vary slightly on each gnome

#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel Preview flaky pastry doughsAkio 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