#56 Small Kokeshi Vessel Placemat The interior planter is hidden

The interior planter is hidden within a taller exterior pot

These ceramic birdhouses have a round opening on opposite sides and are hung with an all-weather cord

The interior planter is entirely unglazed

The plant sits high in a bowl with textured speckling and a slightly flared lip that mirrors the piece’s foot

The interior planter is not a perfectly round cylinder

#56 Small Kokeshi Vessel Placemat The interior planter is hiddenAkio 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