#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel DS9 like all of Donna Wilson’s

like all of Donna Wilson’s creatures

or genetic engineering

everywhere you look

This charming walnut and steel stool draws influences from both modern

#51 Large Kokeshi Vessel DS9 like all of Donna Wilson’sAkio 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