Brooklyn Buzzy’s totem rattle sculptures are hand-formed in black stoneware and finished with 24k gold, combining austerity with radiance. Each work is built around three movable rings, symbols of the layered soul — body, spirit, and the unseen. When touched, the rings shift and sound, transforming the sculptures into active ritual objects that resonate with both movement and voice.
Atop each form rests a head — creature, animal, or monster — evoking ancestral guardians and mythic intermediaries. Their presence anchors the totems between the sacred and the earthly, suggesting beings that both protect and unsettle.
The use of gold alongside rough clay underscores Buzzy’s interest in duality: the precious within the humble, the eternal within the fragile. With six in total, the series forms a small pantheon — instruments of reflection that invite contemplation of the self, its many layers, and the mysteries it carries.