#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture This familiar Bud Vase form

This familiar Bud Vase form was cast very narrowly in one axis causing the casting to be solid throughout

or storing freshly squeezed lemon juice

The stone wash finish gives these covers a soft feel and a naturally worn in look

This form is designed as an interdependent trio of elements

a carving knife

#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture This familiar Bud Vase formAkio 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