#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Earrings Inside each sculpture is a

Inside each sculpture is a small ceramic bead

this particular design is heavily influenced by classic 18th century English cutlery

Shaped with traditional mouthblowing techniques out of borosilicate glass

but when nested

#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Earrings Inside each sculpture is aAkio 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