#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers cherry woods

cherry woods

and gluten-free twists and variations

The two nesting vessels look

These pieces are simply our Bud Vase

with mottled textures reminiscent of organic objects

#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers cherry woodsAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that