#41 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo HCS Boiler Room Darker-toned chocolate glazes contrast with

Darker-toned chocolate glazes contrast with a statement splash of Aqua Blue

printed with wooden blocks

challenging the idea that saucers are an afterthought

they almost disappear within their shelter

#41 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo HCS Boiler Room Darker-toned chocolate glazes contrast withAkio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 indigo colored