#62 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Picnic which lifts the planter and

which lifts the planter and gives the plant room to grow vertically or spill over the edges

or paired with nesting tables

and presence on a table

Maillette and Angustifolia - team up to form a potent trio with a delicate

#62 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Picnic which lifts the planter andAkio 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