#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel DW with distinctly Japanese roots

with distinctly Japanese roots

They are still made by hand in Southern California and exhibit his signature dedication to organic form and texture

two cook's knives

You'll love the soft

warm speckles

#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel DW with distinctly Japanese rootsAkio 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