#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls visible only as a wide

visible only as a wide rim above the outer form

These trees are carved out of a single piece of wood

Use this mill for grinding peper or salt or whatever spice you think is nice

upward-bound cactus sits tall atop of wide-rimmed bowl of this simple form

sustainably sourced American hardwood

#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls visible only as a wideAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that