Nastya Rubel Ceramics

I am Nastya, a multidisciplinary artist based in Barcelona, weaving fragments of the past into tangible, evocative forms.

My ceramics reflect a deep connection to analog nostalgia—cassette tapes, childhood photographs,
clay imprinted with fingerprints, and vintage phones.

Each piece is handmade, unique in its shape and color, crafted to evoke personal stories and memories.

01. Candleholders

azure tree trunk
80 €

rosy river
SOLD

black wood
60 €

thin wood
60 €

lawn and thaw
40 €

river flow in the sand
40 €

tenderness
40 €

blue sky
40 €

tree branches
40 €

green stump
30 €

duality
80 €

river flow
SOLD

lonely white
40 €

pearlescent cloud
30 €

purple wave
20 €

brown sky
30 €

shorty black
20 €

wintry sand
70 €

02. Vases

black oil
150 €

white tree
80 €

tree sprout
60 €

forrest mushroom
150 €

free form
80 €

03. Magic moments

broken seashell - casket (available in different colours)
20 €

black crozier - candleholder
20 €

horned barrel - holder
30 €

scary faces from the past on a stand, composition
60 €

beyond star - necklace
30 €

04. Sculptures

When I was a little girl, my mother would switch off the lights in my room when it was time for bed. But the rug hanging above my bed remained lit by a beam of light from the corridor. Every night, I would stare at that rug, and the patterns on it began to transform. The deer dissolved into curved lines, their legs became rooftops, their antlers turned into tree roots.

In my sculptures, I revisit these childhood memories—the way light refracted shapes and stories, turning the familiar into the extraordinary. Each piece captures that sense of wonder and transformation, inviting you to see the world through a child’s eyes once again.

fountain in Lomonosov, Leningrad region, 1997
clay, glaze, 2024

nest of chicken eggs in 1995
clay, glaze, 2024

tear catcher
fountain, clay, glaze, 2024

ugly palm
clay, glaze, 2024

fountain in Moscow, 1996
clay, glaze, 2024

small fairy cave
clay, glaze, 2024

girl's dreamboat
clay, glaze, 2024

small lover’s foot
clay, glaze, 2024

05. Heads

When I meet someone new, the first thing I notice is their face.

I study its parts—big eyes and a small nose, or full lips and a broad forehead.

I search for the most expressive feature, the one that defines them, so I can mentally assemble their face and remember it.

These sculptures are my memories of faces—fragmented, reimagined, and preserved in clay. Each piece captures not just physical features, but the fleeting impressions they leave behind.