#54 Medium Kokeshi Vase Gift Certificates Though shaped using traditional mouth

Though shaped using traditional mouth blowing techniques

A classic design from the 1950s with multiple uses: a tray for the bed

glossy enamel

with its loop handles and cover

short Oyster Fork has a round head designed to first slide into the oyster and free the oyster from its shell

#54 Medium Kokeshi Vase Gift Certificates Though shaped using traditional mouthAkio 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