printed with wooden blocks

A green neroli and floral heart takes over

Lavender has been used for thousands of years for its natural healing and antiseptic properties

and features a stainless steel mechanism that can also be used to mill coffee beans and other spices

and keeps water from pooling on the larger surface

#57 Small Pumpkin Vessel in Indigo Decorating printed with wooden blocksAkio 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