#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel DS9 and outdoor living

and outdoor living

A must-have for any cheese board

like all of Donna Wilson’s creatures

The tops of both are sealed holding only the sound of the bead inside

#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel DS9 and outdoor livingAkio 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