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the Modal Menagerist
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I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Ayrshire, Scotland, working across sculpture, illustration and text.

www.menagerist.co.uk
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A tardigrade-inspired monstrosity just casually doggy paddling its way through our reality.

I love the chubby little arms on this beastie.

#sculpture #tardigrade #ceramics #clayart #scottishartist #menagerist
A dark brown ceramic stoneware sculpture of a tardigrade-inspired creature. Sitting on a stone wall next to a field A dark brown ceramic stoneware sculpture of a tardigrade-inspired creature. Sitting on a stone wall next to a fence post in a field. A dark brown ceramic stoneware sculpture of a tardigrade-inspired creature. A birds-eye view of a dark brown ceramic stoneware sculpture of a tardigrade-inspired creature.
July 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Some botanically inspired Faeries.

#DigitalArt #illustration #faerie #sycamore #pierisforestflame #rosebaywillowherb #ScottishArt
A digital handdrawn black line image of three floating sycamore seed fairies. A digital hand drawn black line image of a Rose-Bay Willow Herb Faerie and a Pieris Forest Flame Faerie A full colour hand drawn digital illustration of a Pieris Forest Flame Faerie A full colour hand drawn digital illustration of a Sycamore Seed Faery
July 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Vulgar marginalia-inspired nonsense eh?

Medieval Were-Hyenas you say?

#Illustration #Medieval #Marginalia #ScottishArt #Hyenas #DigitalArt
A colour illustration inspired by medieval marginalia. Two were-hyenas drink wine, one of them urinating on the edge of the picture. A third, full hyena, watches.
July 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Two sentinels keeping watch...

#ClayArt #Ceramics #ScottishArt #Sculpture #Tardigrade #Clay
Two stoneware ceramic sculptures with a metallic glaze. They are sitting in the middle of a.country road. Both are tall coiled snake/worm like creatures with a Tardigrade inspired head. Two stoneware ceramic sculptures with a metallic glaze. They are sitting in a grassy field. Both are tall coiled snake/worm like creatures with a Tardigrade inspired head. A stoneware ceramic sculpture with a metallic glaze. It is a tall coiled snake/worm like creature with a Tardigrade inspired head. A stoneware ceramic sculpture with a metallic glaze. It is a tall coiled snake/worm like creature with a Tardigrade inspired head.
July 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Carcinisation - all roads eventually lead to CRAB

#Sculpture #Ceramic #ClayArt #ScottishArt #Crab #Clay
A stoneware sculpture of a legless crab like creature with a long proboscis A stoneware sculpture of a legless crab like creature with a long proboscis A stoneware sculpture of a legless crab like creature with a long proboscis A stoneware sculpture of a legless crab like creature with a long proboscis
June 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Squiggly, Squirmy, Curled-Up Wormies

#ClayArt #Ceramics #Tardigrade #Worm #ScottishArt #Monster
A birds-eye view of a highly reflective stoneware sculpture of a dark green coiled worm with teeth A stoneware sculpture of two small Tardigrade-inspired worms coiling around each other. A stoneware sculpture of two small Tardigrade-inspired worms coiling around each other. A highly reflective stoneware sculpture of a dark green coiled worm with teeth
June 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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More frog fun..

#CeramicArt #Sculpture #Frog #Frogs #ScottishArt #ClayArt #Art
A small stoneware sculpture of a wrinkly faceless frog like creature A small stoneware sculpture of a wrinkly faceless frog like creature from behind with their froggy butt showing A small stoneware sculpture of a wrinkly faceless frog like creature A small stoneware sculpture of a wrinkly faceless frog like creature
June 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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A wailing worm
A stoneware sculpture of a toothed worm creature wailing A stoneware sculpture of a toothed worm creature wailing A stoneware sculpture of a toothed worm creature wailing A stoneware sculpture of a toothed worm creature wailing
June 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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'Broke into the wrong goddamned tearoom didn't you, you b@£#&*d'

A Graboid-inspired teapot. Technically functional but I wouldn't recommend it

#ClayArt #Teapot #CeramicArt #Tremors #Sculpture #Graboid
A stoneware teapot with wooden handle. Shaped like a 'Graboid' from Tremors. A gigantic prehistoric worm with multiple tongues with mouths of their own. A stoneware teapot with wooden handle. Shaped like a 'Graboid' from Tremors. A gigantic prehistoric worm with multiple tongues with mouths of their own. A close-up of a stoneware teapot with wooden handle. Shaped like a 'Graboid' from Tremors. A gigantic prehistoric worm with multiple tongues with mouths of their own.
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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'Ribbit Ribbit'
'Cra Cra'
'Vrak'
'Op Op'
'Kero Kero'
'Kwaak'
'Kum Kum'
'Guo Guo'

#CeramicArt #Sculpture #Frog #Frogs #ScottishArt
A round stoneware ceramic sculpture of a featureless frog. Its body is instead carved with vaguely ritualistic symbols. A round stoneware ceramic sculpture of a featureless frog. Its body is instead carved with vaguely ritualistic symbols. A round stoneware ceramic sculpture of a featureless frog. Its body is instead carved with vaguely ritualistic symbols. This is a view from behind and it has a cute wee froggy butt A round stoneware ceramic sculpture of a featureless frog. Its body is instead carved with vaguely ritualistic symbols.
June 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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A stoneware sculpture inspired by the mini but MIGHTY Tardigrade.

#CeramicArt #Sculpture #Tardigrade
A view from the right of a stoneware ceramic sculpture of an eight armed creature with a long proboscis. The sculpture has a very shiny glaze with deep browns and greens. The background is light green. A view from the left of a stoneware ceramic sculpture of an eight armed creature with a long proboscis. The sculpture has a very shiny glaze with deep browns and greens. The background is light green. A birds-eye view of a stoneware ceramic sculpture of an eight armed creature with a long proboscis. The sculpture has a very shiny glaze with deep browns and greens. The background is light green
June 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM