#58 Medium Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo holiday-25 the plant pot within is

the plant pot within is a slightly tapered cylinder with a wide rim

The surfaces are glazed in opposing matte shades: smooth dark and light with mottled textures reminiscent of stone

Each towel has characteristics that identify it as handmade

he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)—a technique that he has refined over the last 30 years

Use as either a trivet or as a traditional potholder

#58 Medium Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo holiday-25 the plant pot within isAkio 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