#53 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Kitchen Basics Made for Heath Ceramics candleholder

Made for Heath Ceramics candleholder only

textured blue surface

An ideal gift for the host or hostess in your life

and store leftovers in one fell swoop

Dyed by hand with vibrant colors and hand-woven using techniques that emphasize form

#53 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Kitchen Basics Made for Heath Ceramics candleholderAkio 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