#71 Medium Torso Vessel Shipping-Light asymmetric shape accentuates the beautiful

asymmetric shape accentuates the beautiful figure of the wood in this tray

I wanted to give the roots of the plant equal room from top to bottom so they wouldn’t be trapped in a tight space as they grow

The surfaces are glazed in high gloss

One of two bowls in our Plaza line—originally designed by Edith Heath in the 1980s

and the outer bowl acts as the saucer

#71 Medium Torso Vessel Shipping-Light asymmetric shape accentuates the beautifulAkio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 colored