#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Accessories challenging the idea that saucers

challenging the idea that saucers are an afterthought

Oven S’Mores

One dark with a dramatic and metallic rippled texture

Platters glazed in Opaque White and Moonstone feature a distinctively Heath exposed clay rim

The form of this bowl is created by the intersection of two cones pointed at each other

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Accessories challenging the idea that saucersAkio 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