#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes DW Made from one continuous strip

Made from one continuous strip of leather into an unconventional shape

baked casseroles

and shaped with a traditional mouth blowing technique for beautiful variation

slender tines make it ideal for serving steak and meat

sustainably sourced American hardwood

#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes DW Made from one continuous stripAkio 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