#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Napkin and Sage Gingham

and Sage Gingham

Using nine vegetables and one fruit from the enormous variety grown in Japan's farms as inspiration (cabbage

both share a glossy and frosty finish

smooth surfaces of the steel

and variation among each piece—just right up our alley

#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Napkin and Sage GinghamAkio 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