#37 Block Print Vessel w20 felted hairstyle

felted hairstyle

An iconic Heath piece — this beautiful and functional teapot was originally created by Edith Heath in the 1940s

The wide lip of the interior bowl rests flush with the exterior bowls to create a unified curve

This small teapot features vertical lines carved down the body of the teapot

Inspired by their years catering parties

#37 Block Print Vessel w20 felted hairstyleAkio 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