#71 Medium Torso Vessel Tables-Storage on the stairs

on the stairs

Its leaves many directions give a fullness but also an organic randomness to the overall expression of plant and planter together

Each one is turned from Swedish pinewood and features a 1-inch diameter metal insert that holds a standard taper candle

the bronze artifacts will remain

The planter heights are consistent so that in profile

#71 Medium Torso Vessel Tables-Storage on the stairsAkio 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