#63 Medium Kokeshi Vessel MGM Shifts naturally and beautifully

Shifts naturally and beautifully

The interior bowl has a wide rim that extends slightly over the saucer

which has adapted the ability to harness the heat and smoke of fires to help disperse their seeds

in restful sage

Born out of a mutual appreciation for the beauty found in natural ingredients

#63 Medium Kokeshi Vessel MGM Shifts naturally and beautifullyAkio 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