#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes akio-everyday-2024 From the most requested—the Morning

From the most requested—the Morning Bun—to new ingredients

scalding milk

I began with seed

or on its own

which narrows to a minimal point where the water can drip slowly into the lower compartment

#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes akio-everyday-2024 From the most requested—the MorningAkio 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