#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel FF-5-2024-edit The ash wood weave is

The ash wood weave is naturally resistant to discoloration from moisture and the hardware is brass coated to help prevent rusting

The largest is a fully enclosed saucer

Matte Brown bubbles through Opaque White to create a stunning

and Redwood

The exterior

#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel FF-5-2024-edit The ash wood weave isAkio 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