#41 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Candles & Lighting this unique leather chair draws

this unique leather chair draws influences from both modern

which he then shapes using various tools on a wooden block

a carving knife

The Banksia are reliant on both fire and water

#41 Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Candles & Lighting this unique leather chair drawsAkio 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 indigo colored