#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons After bisque firing Akio applies

After bisque firing Akio applies colored slips and then glazes the pieces with translucent matte glaze

and rustic—its wide

At once elegant and modern

Let this large gnome find its way home to yours for this year and many more to come

#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons After bisque firing Akio appliesAkio 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