Heidi Anderson’s Ceramic Totems Offer Endless Squad Arrangements

Using sandy-col­ored clays, artist Hei­di Ander­son com­bines human fig­ures with ani­mals (name­ly, owls). These char­ac­ters, along with their sur­face dec­o­ra­tion, are rem­i­nis­cent of art from the Aztecs or ancient Mex­i­co. While they recall these styles, it’s hard to put my fin­ger on any one influ­ence. They are unique to Hei­di and her hand!

Thanks to their mod­u­lar con­struc­tion, there are many com­bi­na­tions of totems pos­si­ble. I love see­ing the dif­fer­ent arrangements.

Although Hei­di has an online shop, there aren’t any of these fig­ures for sale through it—check out sites like Gen­er­al Store to pick up one (or two or three) of her totems.