#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons Celebrate Hanukkah with this simple

Celebrate Hanukkah with this simple and elegant Marmol Radziner Menorah

An elegant platter in a simple black glaze that is accented with a rim in contrasting white

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

At once elegant and modern

#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons Celebrate Hanukkah with this simpleAkio 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