#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating It features an exposed pewter

It features an exposed pewter zipper

The solid wood push-to-open doors are made of custom milled

Made to last with veg-tanned leather and brass rivets

Named Camellia after the Alabama state flower

This form takes the shape of a large chalice

#7 Large Torso Vessel Decorating It features an exposed pewterAkio 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