#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Fisherman's Camp simple neutral

simple neutral

Each one of Akio Nukaga’s signature pleated designs are thrown and carved by hand at his countryside studio in Kasama

Beard color and texture vary slightly on each gnome

The saucer can also function as a vase

#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Fisherman's Camp simple neutralAkio 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