This carefully selected four-piece set includes a paring knife

A carefully crafted blend of essential oils–including piñon

Take it straight from the refrigerator to serve at the table

so the handle speaks to mobility

Finished with a special recipe of oil and wax and painstakingly hand rubbed for an unsurpassed touch and feel

#33 Pumpkin Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Kitchen Basics This carefully selected four-piece setAkio 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 ancient earthenwareis 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 colored