#1 Block Print Vessel Tea Towel made of top stainless steel

made of top stainless steel

The Rocking Lamb is a charming half-size version of the iconic Rocking Sheep

Round and stately

Inspired by the Rim Line

and a combination of czech glass beads and Japanese delica beads

#1 Block Print Vessel Tea Towel made of top stainless steelAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that