#42 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Placemat Växbo Lin is a Heath

Växbo Lin is a Heath favorite for their careful craftsmanship

Though simple

The sculptural nature of this form changes as you view it from different angles

there is no soil

abstract pattern is designed to layer well with the rest of the Alabama Chanin collection

#42 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Placemat Växbo Lin is a HeathAkio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 indigo colored