#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes cooking hand glazed

hand glazed

which is very unusual for rocks

The only thing it can hold is the sound of the bead inside

Lavishly soft

David Mellor's London line shows his characteristic mastery of form

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes cooking hand glazedAkio 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