#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic 75” tall)

75” tall)

This form takes the shape of a large chalice

is now in many international collections

The round planter bowl echoes the full-bodied leaves of this plant

food storage

#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic 75” tall)Akio 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 different colored