#48 Large Cloud Vessel Placemat or on its own—we’ll leave

or on its own—we’ll leave that up to you

this little plate will give any table setting an air of rustic beauty

and a table knife

samples are made using custom-dyed yarns by the head weaver

#48 Large Cloud Vessel Placemat or on its own—we’ll leaveAkio 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