#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls I began with seed

I began with seed

Corin Mellor

upward-bound cactus sits tall atop of wide-rimmed bowl of this simple form

sustainably sourced American hardwood

#75 Block Print Vessel Ceramic Bowls I began with seedAkio 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