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Sussex, England-based ceramicistHelen Burgessasserts, Animals rule ok, and we cant argue with that.
Her playful sense of wonder shines through in her work today.
Each lovingly handcrafted creature looks like a character from a kids book that you could hold in your hands.
My favourite things on TV were David Attenborough documentaries and everything by Aardman, she reveals.
I was convinced I was going to be the next Nick Park.
These influences helped shape the distinct aesthetic Burgess captures in her clay animals.
Each character has its own, kooky personality, complete with funny, cartoon-like expressions.
Theres a grumpy, bloated frog, a hilarious blobfish, and a group of surprised-looking chickens.
Some of the animals are even designed to hold flowers or plants.
Her love of nature was developed during university, when she studied for a masters in Biodiversity Surveying.
I needed an alternative focus and clay was the answer, she recalls.
Since then, Burgess has continued to work part-time to make her ceramic creatures.
Discover some of her work below.
Helen Burgess (of nosey mungo) handcrafts playful ceramic creatures.
