#75 Block Print Vessel Autumn The stone wash finish gives

The stone wash finish gives these covers a soft feel and a naturally worn in look

Each runner is made from beautiful

each unique from the other

The wide lip of the interior bowl rests flush with the exterior bowls to create a unified curve

#75 Block Print Vessel Autumn The stone wash finish givesAkio 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