#75 Block Print Vessel Autumn The Cabernet glasses are light

The Cabernet glasses are light both in terms of weight and look

glossy surface of this one-of-a-kind container is created with a combination of techniques involving spraying and brushing Emerald and Frost

Each runner is made from beautiful

The profiles of this pair transition elegantly from point to point like spinning tops frozen in motion

#75 Block Print Vessel Autumn The Cabernet glasses are lightAkio 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