#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic This form is designed as

This form is designed as an interdependent trio of elements

This form takes the shape of a large chalice

Razor sharp

is now in many international collections

printed with wooden blocks

#70 Medium Torso Vessel Picnic This form is designed asAkio 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 different colored