The cobalt tinged material has fascinated him since he started working with it 6 years ago and continues to pique his imagination with its endless complexity

and oxidized metal

An elegant serving piece for pasta and even spaghetti

The weight in hand is precisely judged

Wide round forms perch tenuously over narrow feet

#32 Large Kokeshi Vessel Bags The cobalt tinged material hasAkio 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