Mugly.NYC

Brooklyn, NY

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About Mugly.NYC

Ilona Golovina is a New York-based ceramic artist, originally from Stavropol, Russia. She founded Mugly.NYC in 2020 and has since developed a distinctive practice centered around texture, form, and structural experimentation. Her work explores the interplay between nature, materiality, and tradition—rooted in ancient techniques and inspired by the tactile intimacy of working with clay. While grounded in traditional vessel forms, Ilona’s hand-built sculptures move beyond utility, becoming metaphorical containers for thoughts, memories, and ideas. She often incorporates...Read More

Mugly.NYC

Established in 20201stDibs seller since 2022

Featured Pieces

One-of-a-kind Textural Crater Moon Jar by Ilona Golovina

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This moon jar by Ilona Golovina is hand built using traditional coiling techniques and finished with a crackled terra sigillata surface. Its rounded body rests on a narrow foot and i...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

One-of-a-kind Textural Crater Moon Jar by Ilona Golovina

Half Moon Jug

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Echoing the silhouette of a celestial arc, Half Moon Jug by Ilona Golovina is a sculptural ceramic vessel that merges ancient symbolism with contemporary restraint. Handbuilt with a ...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Other

Half Moon Jug

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 10

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Delicate yet grounded, this hand built ceramic compote vessel by New York-based artist Ilona Golovina resembles an artifact unearthed from volcanic soil. Its petite, chalice-like for...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Other

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 10

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 9

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Crafted by hand, this one-of-a-kind compote vessel by Ilona Golovina exemplifies her ongoing exploration of contrast—between surface and depth, rawness and refinement, ancient and mo...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Other

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 9

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 8

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This handbuilt ceramic compote vessel by Ilona Golovina is a poetic meditation on surface tension, time, and subtle transformation. Raised on a cylindrical foot, the bowl’s minimalis...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Other

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No. 8

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No.7

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This handbuilt footed compote vessel by Ilona Golovina is a striking fusion of elemental texture and sculptural refinement. Elevated on a cylindrical base, the bowl’s organic form an...

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2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Other

One-of-a-kind Compote Vessel No.7

Terra Vessel no.1, One

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Hand built by New York-based artist Ilona Golovina, Terra Vessel is a one-of-a-kind ceramic sculpture that speaks to the rawness of time and erosion. Using traditional coiling techni...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

Terra Vessel no.1, One

One-of-a-kind Ritual Tray Sculpture no.2

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ritual Tray by Ilona Golovina Hand built from groggy stoneware, this sculptural tray by Ilona Golovina embodies the quiet power of ritual and the beauty of imperfection. Elevated by...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

One-of-a-kind Ritual Tray Sculpture no.2

One-of-a-kind Ritual Tray Sculpture no.1

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Ritual Tray by Ilona Golovina Hand built from groggy stoneware, this sculptural tray by Ilona Golovina embodies the quiet power of ritual and the beauty of imperfection. Elevated by...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

One-of-a-kind Ritual Tray Sculpture no.1

Eruption Vessel no.2

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This sculptural vessel by Ilona Golovina, is hand built from dark stoneware and features a dramatic, asymmetric rim with layered slip. The body rises into a jagged, crater-like crown...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

Eruption Vessel no.2

Crackled Moon Jar no.1

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This moon jar by Ilona Golovina is hand built using traditional coiling techniques and finished with a crackled terra sigillata surface. Its rounded body rests on a narrow foot and i...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

Crackled Moon Jar no.1

Eruption Vessel

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This sculptural vessel by Ilona Golovina is hand built from white stoneware and finished with layered textures and flowing glaze details. The form is bulbous yet grounded, with an as...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

Eruption Vessel

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More About Mugly.NYC

Installation view of "Losing Control: John Cage and Ilona Golovina" at Jim Kempner Fine Art, Chelsea, New York, 2025.