#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating The solid wood push-to-open doors

The solid wood push-to-open doors are made of custom milled

The oil is kept cold and unfiltered to preserve its raw qualities and stored in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks until bottling

a carving knife

It features an exposed pewter zipper

Named Camellia after the Alabama state flower

#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating The solid wood push-to-open doorsAkio 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