*Kurinuki* is a Japanese pottery technique. Take a raw block of clay and carve out the superfluous. It works for thinking, too. Take a rough idea. Let it reveal itself by removing from it all you can. Sometimes it's easier to grasp what it's not than what it is. >"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." >*— Michelangelo* ![](https://cdn.theolouvel.com/kurinuki-cup.webp)