but can be savored for serving or simply hung for decoration (we're serious

Inside the round-bodied exterior vase

This weighted set is durable

wet clay before it is fired—a nod to Japanese techniques called “inamun” and “mishimade”

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#49 Large Torso Vessel Serving but can be savored forAkio 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