#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers this Soup Bowl was created

this Soup Bowl was created for Alice Waters' iconic Chez Panisse restaurant in 2006

The two nesting vessels look

Though simple

These pieces are simply our Bud Vase

A unique take on the classic stemless form

#37 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Containers this Soup Bowl was createdAkio 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