#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW caring for the animals

caring for the animals

Handcrafted from Appalachian white ash wood

challenging the idea that saucers are an afterthought

with its loop handles and cover

it’s easy to tend to one at a time

#61 Kokeshi Vessel DW caring for the animalsAkio 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