{"id":7793,"date":"2026-08-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=7793"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:00:00","slug":"inspired-by-fauna-form-meets-function-in-hilarious-pieces-by-ceramika-matylda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=7793","title":{"rendered":"Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After spending many years painting, Agata Iwaszkiewicz picked up a ball of clay for the first time at 41 and felt a change. \u201cI knew I\u2019d found what I had been looking for,\u201d she tells Colossal. \u201cWorking with clay felt completely natural. Ideas came effortlessly, and I immediately had a clear vision for what I wanted to build with my new business.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/matylda.com.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ceramika Matylda<\/a> was born.<\/p>\n<p>The Gda\u0144sk, Poland-based artist is particularly drawn to animals, especially dogs. Their playful, quirky, cartoonish faces and spaghetti-like limbs are both relatable and slightly unfamiliar, tapping into a sense of sentimentality and curiosity. \u201cMy newest collection of poodles was inspired by my own dog, Rudolf, who passed away recently,\u201d Iwaszkiewicz says. \u201cThese pieces are incredibly personal to me\u2014they\u2019re my way of saying goodbye to him and celebrating the joy he brought into my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-5.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculptural jar in the form of a cartoonish small dog\" class=\"wp-image-476386\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>For Ceramika Matylda, the artist focuses predominantly on pieces that are both sculptural and functional, such as jars, candleholders, and salt and pepper shakers. Increasingly, she\u2019s branching out into pure sculpture, like the playful vignette of a horse leaping over a wave as it gives an octopus a lift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like my work to be open to interpretation,\u201d Iwaszkiewicz says. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of humor in it, a sense of playfulness, and I never take the world too seriously. At the same time, every piece reflects my own aesthetic and my personal idea of what beauty can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matylda.ceramics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and find originals in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/MatyldaCeramicsShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etsy shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-4.jpeg\" alt=\"a trio of ceramic sculptural salt and pepper shakers in the form of cartoonish small dogs\" class=\"wp-image-476385\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"2077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-6.jpeg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculptural jar in the form of a cartoonish small dog\" class=\"wp-image-476392\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2237\" height=\"2261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-11.jpeg\" alt=\"a ceramic wall decoration of a cartoonish dog or rabbit-like animal with a little conical hat\" class=\"wp-image-476391\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2155\" height=\"2670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-9.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture of a cartoonish horse leaping over a wave with an octopus along the ride\" class=\"wp-image-476389\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1257\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-10.jpeg\" alt=\"six ceramic mugs with goofy cartoonish animal faces\" class=\"wp-image-476390\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1817\" height=\"2106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-3.jpg\" alt=\"a cartoonish ceramic sculpture of a pudgy white dog that holds a pink candlestick\" class=\"wp-image-476384\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-2.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic mug filled with balls of yarn, with a cartoonish animal face\" class=\"wp-image-476383\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1494\" height=\"1629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-8.jpeg\" alt=\"a cartoonish ceramic sculpture of a rabbit-like creature with a little blue bowl on its head\" class=\"wp-image-476388\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2215\" height=\"2585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/matylda-7.jpeg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculptural jar in the form of a cartoonish small dog\" class=\"wp-image-476387\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/08\/ceramika-matylda-clay-dogs-animals-sculptures\/\">Inspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika Matylda<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending many years painting, Agata Iwaszkiewicz picked up a ball of clay for the first time at 41 and felt a change. \u201cI knew I\u2019d found what I had&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}