#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls sustainably sourced American hardwood

sustainably sourced American hardwood

upward-bound cactus sits tall atop of wide-rimmed bowl of this simple form

beginning with a darker red up top and drawing the eyes down into bright orange

I began with seed

Use this mill for grinding peper or salt or whatever spice you think is nice

#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls sustainably sourced American hardwoodAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. In this piece, he stamps patterns into the soft, wet clay before it is fireda nod to Japanese techniques called inamun and mishimade. The form of the vesselinspired by ancient earthenwareappears textured and soft after stamping. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different colored slips (liquid clay)a technique that