#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating This is a minimal

This is a minimal

Named Camellia after the Alabama state flower

a carving knife

Clay is safe if ingested

desert living of the American West and the California coast

#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating This is a minimalAkio 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