#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes other designer Ruka Kikuchi hammers each

designer Ruka Kikuchi hammers each form one by one

This two piece

Shaped with traditional mouthblowing techniques out of borosilicate glass

with sensory enjoyment front of mind

#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes other designer Ruka Kikuchi hammers eachAkio 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