#1 Block Print Vessel Tea Towel Inspired by the Rim Line

Inspired by the Rim Line

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#1 Block Print Vessel Tea Towel Inspired by the Rim LineAkio 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