#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating The stylized dots and dashes

The stylized dots and dashes in this geometric pattern feel random and organic

This is Ozzy Octopus

desert living of the American West and the California coast

Clay is safe if ingested

This is a minimal

#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating The stylized dots and dashesAkio 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