Meet the Bottle Gods
A pantheon of approachably eldritch gods
I always loved the idea of gods of small things. Japanese kami, Jemisen’s godlings, the god of Arepo. The Divine is infinitely vast and unknowable, making it almost tautologically impossible to understand. So I like the idea of understanding it through smaller avatars that offer a more intimate connection on a scale we can understand. Playing with that idea, I constructed an entire pantheon of deities with oddly specific portfolios. A collection of gods OF small things that ARE small things.
As the title suggests, I’ve aimed to make them look otherworldly, ancient, and even questionably conscious, yet not off-putting. I wanted to make them look like something that’s been sat for eons right where it was when when life first crawled out of the ocean, but would be more than happy for you to sit and chat a while. They’re constructed of simple shapes and understated, earthy colors, but still aim to capture a spark of something larger.
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Blip
Stoneware, 2025
God of emergent behavior, unexpected patterns, and ghosts in the machine
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Mmemne
Stoneware, 2025
God of wallflowers, observers, and the soft-spoken.
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Kreung
Stoneware, 2025
God of cultural misunderstanding, misplaced base assumptions, and that which is lost in translation.
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Lyüp
Stoneware, 2025
God of hunting, the trail, and the spoor
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Ütz
Stoneware, 2025
God of gnawing hunger, unfillable desires, and the want of what you can’t have.
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Sdik
Stoneware, 2025
God of becoming, of awkward transitions, of puberty
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Äull
Stoneware, 2025
God of steadfastness, stoicism, and reliable counsel.
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Urm
Stoneware, 2025
God of feedback loops, exponential growth, and avalanches. Spouse of Brzz.
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Grakl
Stoneware, 2025
God of the noise that drowns out the signal. Perennial rival of Brzz.
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Brzz
Stoneware, 2025
God of the signal that escapes the noise. Rival of Grakl, and spouse of Urm.
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Dæmon
Stoneware, 2025
God of mischief and childhood charm.
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Ysk
Stoneware, 2025
God of escapism, daydreams, mild intoxication, and pleasant dissociation
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Squiggot
Stoneware, 2025
God of eavesdropping, active listening, and empathy. Sister of Tryll.
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Tryll
Stoneware, 2025
God of the grapevine and gossip—both idle and otherwise. Brother of Squiggot.