#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel More Than Goods Made from flower nectar by

Made from flower nectar by industrious honeybees

abstract pattern is designed to layer well with the rest of the Alabama Chanin collection

Cuero follows in the footsteps of the androgynous classics

Two stout objects that take the shape of quiet houses

which remind of us the human connection made within each piece

#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel More Than Goods Made from flower nectar byAkio 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