2 small ceramic ghosts posing a green snails and slug. one snail is significantly smaller and rests inbetween the two larger, implying it is a baby. Thet are surrounded by tiny red spotted mushrooms and a sprig with leaves

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Boo! Or should we say roar? Maybe even squeak? The answer is all of the above when it comes to Lisa Agnetun’s ceramic ghosts, who masquerade as walruses, octopi, and even blocks of cheese with mice.

Based in Gothenburg—or, as Agnetun aptly refers to it, Ghostenburg—the Swedish ceramicist (previously) sculpts an ensemble of tiny specters that don elaborate outfits. Often in pairs or groups of three, the adorable figures role play as various mammals, sea creatures, and sometimes snacks.

2 small ceramic ghosts posing as walruses with large tusks

Although ghosts are a common symbol surrounding Halloween, Agnetun emphasizes that her spirits are not entirely tied to the autumn holiday. “My ghosts are not for Halloween,” she explains. “They are for life.”

Experimenting with an array ceramics techniques from handbuilding to mixing different glazes, the artist’s sculptures are a love letter to clay. “I love how this inorganic, lifeless material allows me to create something tangible that, by the end of the process, feels like it inhabits a soul! All unique but still alike. Just like we are,” Agnetun says.

Agnetun is preparing for an exhibition next summer and updates her Etsy shop every month. Keep an eye out for announcements on her website and Instagram.

a small ceramic ghost posing as pink coral with a clownfish
2 small ceramic ghosts posing as sloths hugging each other
2 small ceramic ghosts posing as hedgehogs
2 small ceramic ghosts posing as red apples, with tiny pink worms coming out of them
2 miniature ceramic ghosts posing as foxes
2 small ceramic ghosts posing as swiss cheese, with tiny rats inside their holes
a small ceramic ghost posing as an otter holding a baby otter on its stomach
a ceramic ghost posing as a pink octopus with leaves growing out of its head
2 small ceramic ghosts posing as sharks with bloody mouths



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