#37 Block Print Vessel w20 but the form is all

but the form is all about softness—a small object that feels good in the hand

The line's stylish

This small teapot features vertical lines carved down the body of the teapot

The wide lip of the interior bowl rests flush with the exterior bowls to create a unified curve

felted hairstyle

#37 Block Print Vessel w20 but the form is allAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that