#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Placemats Mushroom Mu Shu

Mushroom Mu Shu

brightly glazed cone could also be used for flowers

Each is made one at a time by a collective of craftspeople in Denmark

Not as sweet as it sounds and with just a pinch of salt

#40 Torso Vessel in Indigo Placemats Mushroom Mu ShuAkio 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