#80 Small Kokeshi Vessel in Indigo Ceramic Mugs & Cups Made from flower nectar by

Made from flower nectar by industrious honeybees

Herbs de Poblanos

and hand-tooled and crafted in New York by Sherrill Manufacturing

This simple plate is carved with grooves along its edge and decorated with white slip

#80 Small Kokeshi Vessel in Indigo Ceramic Mugs & Cups Made from flower nectar byAkio 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 indigo