#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Accessories A perfect bowl for everyday

A perfect bowl for everyday use

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These pieces are cast in solid bronze by Nancy Pearce in her studio in Los Angeles

and the outer bowl acts as the saucer

like a basket for transporting plants

#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Accessories A perfect bowl for everydayAkio 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