#31 Small Hisago Vase No Max with a loop to hang

with a loop to hang anywhere

Cups sold separately

The sculptural nature of this form changes as you view it from different angles

sheds fog and showers

culled from the Cinchona Tree

#31 Small Hisago Vase No Max with a loop to hangFor Akio Nukaga throwing on the wheel is a technique close to his heart, one that he can always rely on. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. These grooves accentuate the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. Akio finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique he has refined over the last 30 yearsto create richly