#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 or rocking chair

or rocking chair

This pair—one tall and stout the other short and wide—are like two objects caught in each other's orbit: both different but also inseparable

semi-matte and highly textural surface

This albacore tuna was caught with rods-and-reels in the Pacific Northwest by vessels that participate in the MSC Fishery

This piece will go on sale as part of Group 3 on Thursday July 28

#45 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes S26 or rocking chairAkio 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