#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Bar & Pantry along with step-by-step instructions

along with step-by-step instructions

mixed and matched

and naturally protects hands against dryness to strengthen the skin barrier

Hideki Takayama is a self-taught sculptor whose work ranges from the functional to the sensual

solid connections able to support a heavy library with ease

#44 Large Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Bar & Pantry along with step-by-step instructionsAkio 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