#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Runner-Tablecloth are conveniently stackable

are conveniently stackable

Just like a good shortstop

All textiles are made manually: designed on paper

raising it higher above the table

#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Runner-Tablecloth are conveniently stackableAkio 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