with rosy leaves against a green-blue glaze

100 photographs from years of testing

and balanced

The fabrics are woven on water-powered looms

with the inner stamen emerging beyond the edge of the outer petals

#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons with rosy leaves against aAkio 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