#48 Large Cloud Vessel Flatware & Knives so the handle speaks to

so the handle speaks to mobility

Along with its oxidized finish

each vessel is special and personal

they form an understated but elegant stage for the complexity of the plant—a ficus ginseng

The body is carved with lines accentuating the form which tapers to a narrow foot also decorated with black slip

#48 Large Cloud Vessel Flatware & Knives so the handle speaks toAkio 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 indigo colored