#36 Large Block Print Vessel Akio 2024 with a Heath twist

with a Heath twist

grilling on one side and making tasty pancakes

This cutting board is made from the durable

Grove Gloss

The lower portion acts as the saucer when connected

#36 Large Block Print Vessel Akio 2024 with a Heath twistAkio 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