#29 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Utensils natural materials

natural materials

and is perfect for indoor

These pyramids are made from hand carved and decorated figures depicting traditional life in Germany

Pure sea salt smoked over a bonfire of hickory

the result of having been made in a flame using only hand tools and the breath of the artisan

#29 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Utensils natural materialsAkio 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