Simon Boses aka Mudmonkey

A squared off small ceramic head mounted to a squared off background. The head has long ears like a goat that droop down on both sides. It also has stripped horns that curve up from both sides. There are little creatures tucked into the horns and sitting on the top of the head.

A squared off ceramic head with simple eyes looks out at you. It has long drooping ears like a goat. Out of the sides of the head are twisted horns that taper to a blunt point. on the horns sit little creatures with simple faces similar to the large head.

A squared off simple head looks out at you. The face has two long teeth like a bunny. The head has two long bunny ears sprouting up from the top. The sides of the head have two small wings.

A while back I made a short series of wall hanging "heads." Aldus, Sprig, Weeble and Psydon. I didn't love the wood backgrounds, but I did like the way the heads displayed on the wall. I think I'm going to take another stab at it with a different mounting surface.
#ceramic #arttoy #sculpture #clay

This is an amazing #artshare. If you are looking for artists to follow this is a goldmine. There is A LOT of brilliant work and humans here. Some of my favorites were: @nooskadraws.bsky.social , @jabberwick.bsky.social , and of course @abigaillarson.com . Go check it out, you won't regret it.

I'm simon. I make ceramic figures. Sometimes they are small toys. Sometimes they are larger finished art pieces. I like art that tells a story. There are a lot of amazing pieces displayed in this #Artshare. Thank you so much for hosting it!

Viktor, I thouroughly enjoyed exploring your work. You have a wonderful color sense and consistently tell a lot of story in a single image. I'm very glad to have found your page.

Four small brightly colored figures in the shape of mushrooms. The caps of the mushrooms are hats covering their little heads. They all have a bandana tied below their eyes.

"Mushroom Banditos" will be part of my shop update tomorrow (05.25.25) with several other new series I've been working on. Most people are surprised to find that often my small sculptures are $35. It's all I need to keep making them.

#miniartmodels #artshare #ceramic #figures #mushrooms

I've been working on a series of little dinosaurs. Here's the triceratops.

#ceramics #sculpture #miniartmodels #artshare

I've been experimenting with making an urmine-ferret-mongoose critter. This is 1 of 3 that I've made so far. I have only shared them here on Bsky so far (Bsky exclusive🥳).

#miniartmodel #sculpture #artshare #ceramic #mongoose

I don't know that I've ever written about this piece before. Here goes..."Twitter" is an older work of mine. A bird figure carves up his environment into idealized versions of itself. It then scatters them out to the world. This leaves a stump for it where a tree should be... Too subtle?

Your kiln loads look like reefs! That never occurred to me. That's awesome! 😍

The shots that you take of your work in your hands is wonderful because it helps to understand scale. These are much larger than I realized. You make very beautiful work. Thank you for sharing it!

Thank you! And thank you for the repost 💕

Anna these are fantastic! 😍 Your creations are wonderful and your photography is top notch. I'm so impressed with these images. I know how hard it is to make 3D work look good in a photo. I really enjoy your work.

I enjoy your style and love the stories you're telling with these images.

I love these darker more abstracted OCs of yours. Great work 💕

Artist + Scientist = Some of my favorite people. I enjoy your work 💕

If you're like me you're looking for other artists to connect with here on bsky. Take a look at this #artshare. Some really great work here to explore. Jump in, share yours and repost 🥰

Hi, I'm new-ish to bsky and still poking around trying to find my community. I make ceramic figures that tell stories as well as ceramic art toys. I try to find and repost other sculptors. If you have a fav sculptor please point me in their direction.

A small figure wearing a hood with two large horns jutting from the sides. The figure has a simple peaceful face. The horns have small creatures huddled together sitting on top of them. In the figure's left hand there is a sculpture of a small bird that looks like it was sewn from fabric. It has little button eyes.

A small ceramic figure with a simple peaceful face. It has horns that are like swirled tentacles with stripes on them. Two more tentacles hang down from behind each ear on the figure. The tantacles are striped with alternating dark and light colors. The figure is wearing a hood and standing looking at the viewer.

A while back the PTA (Parent Teacher Assoc.) at my kids school asked me to make a piece for the art auction fundraiser. I made these two standing figures. I'm not sure how much they raised, or who they went home with, but I did enjoy making them. They stand about 8" tall.

A figure from the waist up. It is wearing a hood and has a peaceful expression with eyes closed. Long arms end in hands holding a small skull with long vine-like horns running back up the arms.

A figure from the waist up. It is wearing a hood and has a peaceful expression with eyes closed. Long arms end in hands holding a small skull with long vine-like horns running back up the arms.

WIP wall hanging figure.

Kill Taupe has created a visual mythology. His character driven illustrations (and sculpture) go from humorous every day life to political/social commentary. Strong design & sharp wit have kept him one of my fav artists to follow on socials for years now. I love his process clips - go check him out.

I wanted to thank everyone who reshared my post from yesterday. It made me feel like I mattered on a day that was headed the other direction. It'll be a slow build back but this was a great way to start it. Thank you! 💕

Shop update today (04/12/25).
My Instagram account was deleted. Apparently there is nothing I can do to get it back. If you followed me there and care to again find me at : mudmonkey_studio

At one point I was painting a lot of art cards. They were fun, but tiny and took a long time. This wasn't a good combination for someone who sells art for a living. Here are a few of my favorites.

Amanda Anderson's work dances on the edge where careful geometry knitts together into organic forms. I struggled to choose just one piece to share. Click below and go treat yourself to a few minutes you're guaranteed to enjoy.

We live on a very small farm (chickens). Chick hatching season is my very favorite thing about it. These little fuzzy balls of energy are the amazingly heart warming. I hope they brighten your day too. 🐣

#chicks #spring #farmlife

Can you imagine being that petty or without skill? It could almost be interpreted as admitting that they know they're doing something that's immoral.

I just discovered Julian Miholics work this week and find it to be deeply inspiring. Go check it out, I promise it's worth your time.

A small ceramic animal. It has the head of a fox and a bushy tail. Atop its head sit two things horns. Its front paws are pronounced and much larger than its back paws. It's expression is happy and peaceful.

A new Mythling. I haven't shared this anywhere else yet. Kind of a Bsky exclusive.

I'm really enjoying Fawnlorn's nature and folklore inspired figures. I find it fascinating when a piece requires so many different skills to produce. Sewing, sculpting, painting, drawing and a bit of engineering! Lovely work that you should check out.

This is another new Mythling. I'm really enjoying making these. They're a little more complex than my Mudlings which gives me some room to play with design. Now I have to figure out what to name each of them...any ideas on this one?