#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters I remember seeing Chinese orchids

I remember seeing Chinese orchids and admiring their long

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This design is about simplicity and humble beauty

The cone is connected to the flat plate that forms a lid over the saucer

all of Block Shop's geometric compositions are hand-blockprinted

#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters I remember seeing Chinese orchidsAkio 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