#8 Medium Torso Vessel Kaymet and the larger inner piece

and the larger inner piece is intended for moisture loving plants like ferns

This form is a simple interpretation of a classic terracotta pot

they form a simple cylinder

so that the piece requires no additional tray around the base

Like the Sandia Mountains after a rainstorm

#8 Medium Torso Vessel Kaymet and the larger inner pieceAkio 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 different colored