#19 Torso Vessel Placemat Each piece from Tensira is

Each piece from Tensira is hand crafted using traditional West African weaving and indigo dyeing techniques

Handcrafted in walnut and bronze

Bell-like in shape and tone

and the exterior features a spout low on the body

Boasting an ergonomic walnut handle

#19 Torso Vessel Placemat Each piece from Tensira isAkio 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