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Akio Nakaga~showing at Heath San Francisco~details here.
One of my favorite living 'form' guys~more here.
*thanks to the Silverman road trippers for safe delivery!

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Akio cubby/Lobster painting, summer of love, Vernon, France./*with drawings by Joe Brainard./lady Lane's./California Mantle~Bitters, Shire, Korty, Shire, Breslin, Stranger, Korty

see~ South Wizard.

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Akio Nukaga vases, from his recent show in LA some nice bulbous organic forms this time around, and still a few beautiful pieces on the shelves at Heath. We were honored to host Akio and his family for tea and ceramic/baseball banter on his recent trip (thanks Aya!) and wish them well as they start straightening up the bricks~Akio's blog here.

RAFFLE FOR AKIO'S COMMUNITY, PLEASE BUY A TICKET!

~DETAILS/HEATH BLOG

Akio!

Akio Nukaga holds his second exhibition at Heath this weekend

= sugoi ne!

~details here.....previously here.

Hers His

Hers(Shire)/His(Akio)...special in house AM ritual mugs (design to caffeine ratio important here)

Akio/Unplugged

Akio demonstrates his pleating technique and attaching a spout on a teapot form thrown at Heath, LA, today. Working with a dark Laguna clay body and throwing it fairly dry, Akio worked through various forms over a couple of hours from sake bottles, tea bowls to larger plates. A generous and humble performance, thanks Akio, Adam & Aya.

Akio Nukaga

Akio Nukaga opens at Heath, LA tonight, with a wheel throwing demonstration from the Japanese ceramicist tomorrow. The work is incredibly beautiful, tactile and practical, I can't stop thinking these things...if Morandi made ceramics etc. Above- in house pleated bottle + Frank Lloyd Wright crumb/large bowl with spout from the Heath show. These will walk fast Info here.