#57 Small Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo w25reporting and bamboo charcoal)

and bamboo charcoal)

This form takes the shape of a large chalice

After experimenting with chiles from all over the Southwest and Mexico

and packed flat

Made from the wood of the London Plane tree

#57 Small Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo w25reporting and bamboo charcoal)Akio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 colored