#12 Large Kokeshi Vessel Placemats These essential oils are distilled

These essential oils are distilled using only the flowers of the lavender plants to create a slightly sweet

The formal rose gardens are an iconic feature of Los Poblanos

Wearers have described it as everything from green and smokey

The striped magnet pattern is printed with dabu (mud resist) then dyed

#12 Large Kokeshi Vessel Placemats These essential oils are distilledAkio 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