#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Rugs Handmade in Sweden from Gotland

Handmade in Sweden from Gotland Sheep hair by Åsas Tomtebod

the second book in a wildly popular series

the book features essays by Lucy Lippard

David reinterpreted those designs to create these large canvases in a color palette that complements our Winter Seasonal collection

#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Rugs Handmade in Sweden from GotlandAkio 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