#28 Large Hisago Vase Flatware & Knives I chose a cone shape

I chose a cone shape that would echo the fanning of the leaves

Each painting became its own piece

Desert Canyon features scents of earth

but be careful

He lives and works out of his home workshop in Mashiko

#28 Large Hisago Vase Flatware & Knives I chose a cone shapeFor 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