#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Earrings Inside each sculpture is a

Inside each sculpture is a small ceramic bead

with a taper at the midpoint that holds the inner pot in place

Catherine Bailey's personal dinnerware is classic yet modern

Shaped with traditional mouthblowing techniques out of borosilicate glass

#85 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Earrings Inside each sculpture is aAkio 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