#37 Block Print Vessel Sustainable Treasures I remember seeing Chinese orchids

I remember seeing Chinese orchids and admiring their long

shaped from a solid block of wood

This large shallow bowl features grooves carved around the rim and decorated with white slip

The weight in hand is precisely judged

#37 Block Print Vessel Sustainable Treasures I remember seeing Chinese orchidsAkio 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