#42 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Placemat a very tall saucer raises

a very tall saucer raises the planter and the plant high

The composition is a play between the lightness of bergamot

there is no soil

abstract pattern is designed to layer well with the rest of the Alabama Chanin collection

Inspired by their years catering parties

#42 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Placemat a very tall saucer raisesAkio 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 indigo colored