in Asahikawa
all items are made of a particularly fine soda-lime glass
Anthropomorphic and playful
Brass products gradually change their colour over the course of many years dues to oxidisation
The heart like pattern on the surface of the seed is a “bellybutton
Vase #02 - "Sky & Earth" 2023 Sake Glass in AsahikawaVase by Ricca Okano, from the exhibition "Sky & Earth", October 2023 at DEA EAST. Large, tall, with a round handle, and in a dramatic, richly textured glaze, with hues of dark pink, brown, dark green, blue and white. A striking piece that requires considered looking, Ricca Okano's signature style elevates vessels to works of art. Each shifting surface is testament to the artist's touch, a collaboration between determined intent and the fluid nature of