#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Scented Products Inspired by an old-school nightstick

Inspired by an old-school nightstick

I planted the cactus low in the pot not filling it with soil and sitting it at the top

the adjustable strap for this fashionable tote slides to carry from the top or slung over the shoulder

The composition is a play between the lightness of bergamot

and sewn in San Francisco

#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Scented Products Inspired by an old-school nightstickAkio 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