sculpted critters

animal and monster sculptures, carvings, etc

[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

14000 years old bisons sculptures found in Le Tuc d'Audoubert cave. Ariege, France [1850x1250]

[starfate]

@bovineblogger !!!

[chocodile]

Some sculptures I made of @kwillow and I’s animal nobility, based on these carvings of the heraldic Dacre beasts.

The heraldic devices on the flags were designed by her!

[pansylair]

My pigeon griffin is my latest arrival at the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery for their “Life after Beal” Bealart (my high school art program) alumni show!

Currently available for $600cad.

Feel free to check out the link and drop them an email for inquiries! International shipping available.

If you're local stop on by when you have a chance and see if anything available for purchase catches your eye :)

[gardant]

The Dacre Beasts are heraldic emblems, representing one of the most powerful families in medieval England. The figures were carved from the same oak tree, which was felled between 1499 and 1549, according to dendrochronological analysis.

The Bull supports the banner of the 2nd Baron Dacre, with three scallop shells. Thomas Lord Dacre was a Knight of the Garter, as well as a confidante to King Henry VIII.

The Dolphin supports the Greystroke banner, with three cushions d'argent. Elizabeth de Greystroke was Thomas Lord Dacre’s wife and the Greystroke family heiress. The two eloped ca. 1488 and Lord Dacre was made Baron Greystroke jure uxoris.

The Ram supports the the de Multon banner, with argent, three bars gu, in chief a lion passant gardant. Margaret de Multon married the 3rd Baron Dacre, Randolph, in 1313.

The Griffin supports the New Greystroke Arms, with three rose chaplets. The Griffin represents Lord Dacre’s forebears, the Dacres of Gilsland. The New Greystroke Arms were painted on the banner during 19th century restoration.

[claypigeonpottery]

@unwanted-dandelion-seeds

(about this guy)

a kiln god is a small clay sculptural creature that stays on/in/near a kiln while it’s firing, to watch over the pottery inside and protect it

mine are all vaguely humanoid and holding pottery, but they can be anything

a lot of people leave their kiln gods unglazed, and only ever make one or two. because I work with a shared kiln, my kiln gods have to be inside the kiln so they don’t get bumped or broken, so it makes more sense to glaze them and keep making more

(^this one I kept, she lives on my pottery desk)

people have lots of little traditions around kilns and pottery. there are so many variables to successfully finishing a piece of pottery, and many of the steps are out of our control. it’s nice to have a kiln god watching over our work

if you take a pottery class, your teacher might mention the kiln gods. for some potters/studios they’re more of a concept than anything physical

what can I say, humans just love to make little guys

[liefst]

Spirit Bear Possessing a Man's Soul by Inuit artist David Ruben Piqtoukun, 1984

[ghostofkathrine]

Bat vase by Richard Freiwald

[memories-of-ancients]

Rhyton in the shape of a dog's head, Greece, circa 480 BC

from The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

[arsvitaest-deactivated20260111]

Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator, Moche culture, 100 B.C./A.D. 500, Chimbote, Santa Province, Peru Art Institute of Chicago

[meryt-sobek]

Bronze Ptolemaic figure of Sobek wearing an atef crown, c. 600 BC. Housed at the British Museum.

[victusinveritas]

A golden ram and a stone lion, found in a tomb at the archaeological site of Gonur Depe (dated from 2400 to 1600 BCE) in Turkmenistan. The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the crafter.

The archaeological site of Gonur Depe, Turkmenistan.

[robinsceramics]

some of my creatures from this semester!

[image descriptions: photos of ceramic animal sculptures: a blue bunny with a white-and-cream crescent moon attached to its back, a small bust of a dark green anthro fox wearing a blue blouse, a green kiwi bird, a white rabbit lying down, a blue-and-cream raccoon, a simple gray fox head, a rabbit with spiral and spot designs in hazelnut brown, and three tiny minimalist bunnies in chartreuse, sky-blue, and cool violet.]

[robinsceramics]

Jaguar cub in dark clay

[image descriptions: three photographs of a ceramic jaguar cub. The jaguar is looking up and crouching as if the cub was surprised in the middle of walking; its front left and back right paws are extended forward, and its shoulders are hunched. Its tail is curled around one leg to its hip. The glaze is slightly mottled on the jaguar's back, but clear enough to reveal its warm-brown body and black markings imitating a jaguar's rosettes and stripes.]

[meryt-sobek]

Bronze Ptolemaic figure of Sobek wearing an atef crown, c. 600 BC. Housed at the British Museum.

[glittering-treasure]

Dragons in architecture

[hapalopus]

Copenhagen is full of these sick ass dragon/gryphon railings. They're everywhere downtown

[leslielevings]

Working on getting a reasonable number of Beastlies ready for an update this week. I should have a small ceramic update not long after. Meanwhile, a reminder that I have some larger pieces like these available through the Stranger Factory gallery.

[ichorfauve]

The White Hind by Beth Cavener