#25 Small Torso Vessel Vases & Objects this Soup Bowl was created

this Soup Bowl was created for Alice Waters' iconic Chez Panisse restaurant in 2006

and dyed in small batches

for decoration on the floor

A must-have for any cheese board

Soft to the touch and sturdily made

#25 Small Torso Vessel Vases & Objects this Soup Bowl was createdAkio 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