Spell Bowls Gods Specimens Plague Dr Circus Vampire Kill Kits Mattgick Kits Herbs Sacred Tattoos ATG Music
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ALL MADE BY HAND
Spell Bowls
Forget the store-bought, mass-produced "witch's cauldron." Each Mattgick Bowl & Fan Set is a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted mid-fire (cone 6) ceramic creation. Every bowl is individually wheel-thrown and glazed, giving each set its own form and character.The set includes two separate bowls: a large ceremonial bowl measuring approximately 9 inches in diameter and a smaller inner bowl. The bowls can be displayed separately or nested together. A handcrafted ceremonial fan made with ethically sourced turkey feathers dyed black (or left plain) completes the set. Created for Mattgick, spellwork, ritual, meditation, energy clearing, and sacred practice, each set brings handcrafted beauty and personal meaning to your ritual space.
Sold separately is an aroma bundle containing California sage, a stick of palo santo, copal resin, pine resin, and six charcoal Hookah coals used to burn incense. Go here to see how to light a Hookah coal*
The Gods and Goddesses
Each Personal God or Goddess is individually sculpted in mid-fire ceramics (cone 6) by hand and exists as a one-of-a-kind companion, guardian, or symbolic presence. Upon adoption, the new owner is invited to give the figure a name and establish a personal relationship with it. Whether viewed as a spiritual ally, a reminder of one's intentions, or simply a meaningful object, each figure is designed to carry its own unique character and energy. This is a limited edition run that is only at 80 now.
A hollow chamber is concealed within the back of the sculpture, allowing the owner to place a written mantra, prayer, spell, intention, manifestation, or personal message inside. This hidden space transforms the piece into a vessel for hopes, dreams, and personal transformation. Over time, it can serve as a physical reminder of the path you are walking and the person you are becoming.
While many people choose to engage with these figures as sacred objects, they can also be appreciated simply as handcrafted works of ceramic art. Whether displayed on an altar, shelf, desk, or wall, each Personal God stands as a unique expression of creativity, imagination, and the timeless human desire to give form to the unseen. Contact at the email below for prices and availability.
Large God or Goddesses
Standing approximately 16 inches tall, each Spirit Head is a one-of-a-kind mixed-media sculpture that combines ceramics with found, natural, and hand-fabricated materials. No two are alike. Feathers, textiles, wood, and other elements are thoughtfully incorporated to create a figure that feels both ancient and contemporary, familiar and mysterious.
These sculptures explore the relationship between identity, ritual, memory, and transformation. Some collectors see them as guardians, ancestors, muses, or personal deities. Others are drawn to them simply as evocative works of art that invite contemplation and storytelling. Rather than prescribing a specific meaning, each piece is intended to develop its own relationship with the viewer over time.
Designed as both a sculptural object and a symbolic presence, these works can be displayed in a home, studio, gallery, meditation space, or personal altar. They stand as reminders of the unseen forces that shape our lives, imagination, intuition, memory, and spirit. Contact at the email below for prices and availability.
Specimens
Part sculpture, part reliquary, and part fictional evidence, the work reflects a combining of handmade construction, found objects, symbolism, dark humor, and invented histories to blur the boundary between artifact and art.
The Plague Doctor
Own your own Plague Doctor costume, individually handmade and custom-built to order. Each complete costume comes with its own mannequin, allowing it to be displayed when it is not being worn. Designed to function as both wearable art and sculpture, each Plague Doctor is carefully handcrafted, giving every piece its own character and presence. Whether worn for performance, events, photography, or simply displayed in your home, studio, gallery, or collection, the Plague Doctor is designed to make an impression.
Because each costume is made to order, details and customization can be discussed before construction begins. A deposit is required to secure your order and begin the building process.
Because every Plague Doctor is built individually to order, a deposit is required before construction begins. Please contact me for pricing, available options, production time, and additional details.
Sage Cleansing the Metro in Chicago.
Here is a live performance of me and my colleagues sage cleansing the Metro in Chicago for the Cold Waves Festival
The Circus Banners and Oddities
Horus Cristo grew out of my fascination with old traveling circuses, sideshows, carnival attractions, religious relics, and the strange objects once presented as authentic wonders. I created the entire presentation by hand, including the large-scale circus and sideshow banners, painted in the exaggerated visual language of vintage midway attractions. At the center of the installation is Horus Cristo, a handmade mummy housed inside an antique suitcase that has been transformed into its own traveling display case. The work deliberately blurs sculpture, theater, artifact, and fiction, creating the feeling that this strange relic and its accompanying banners might have been carried from town to town and exhibited to curious crowds a century ago. Like much of my work, Horus Cristo plays with the line between belief and disbelief, the sacred and the absurd, history and invention.
Because every banner is built individually to order, a deposit is required before construction begins. Please contact me for pricing, available options, production time, and additional details.
Vampire Kill Kits
Own your own handmade Vampire Kill Kit, individually assembled and custom-built using a collection of unusual objects, antique and vintage pieces, handcrafted elements, and traditional vampire-hunting tools. Every kit is completely unique. No two are ever made exactly alike. Each is built around its own case and individually selected collection of objects, giving every Vampire Kill Kit its own history, character, and appearance.
Custom Mattgick Kits
Each Mattgick Kit is created specifically for the person who will own and use it. These are not preassembled kits with the same collection of objects placed in every box. I work directly with you to understand what you want the kit to represent, what you are working toward, and what you want it to bring into your life. A kit may be created around transformation, protection, creativity, healing, personal growth, intention, or another purpose that is meaningful to you. The process begins with a conversation, and the finished kit becomes a personal collection of ritual objects created specifically for your needs and intentions. Each Mattgick Kit is individually conceived, handmade, and built to order for its owner. Because of the personal nature of the process, the contents and materials of every kit will be different.
A deposit is required before I begin creating your kit. Please contact me to discuss what you would like your Mattgick Kit to be created for, pricing, production time, and additional details.
Herbs - Set of 12
St. Johnswort
For protection against witchcraft. Sprinkle around your home or place of business.
Passion Flower
Sprinkle around doorways to arouse passion in mate.
Angelica Root
Sprinkle in the corners of your house and near doorways to purify your home and stop evil forces.
Corn Flowers
Sprinkle in closet to make person STOP DRINKING or DRUGS.
Indian Tobacco
Burn in home to calm you and your family members down.
Rumex
Carry to guard you from jealousy, nasty talk and gossip.
Hyssop
To be put in bath water to purify and cleanse the body, soul and spirit.
Ash Leaves
Carry to attract a loved one closer to you.
Get Away Root
Sprinkle around your property and in your house to make those unwanted people leave and go fast.
Hibiscus
Sprinkle in your shoes. Luck and Money will come your way, it is said.
Jezebel Root
Place in bowl of water for nine hours. Think of two people and they will soon BREAK-UP.
Agrimony
Burn to reverse spells.
Sacred Tattoos and Sigils
The term sigil derives from the Latin sigillum, meaning "seal." The current use of the term is derived from Renaissance magic, which was in turn inspired by the magical traditions of antiquity.
In medieval ceremonial magic, the term sigil was commonly used to refer to occult signs that represented various angels and demons that the magician might summon.
In modern uses, the concept was mostly popularized by Austin Osman Spare, who published a method by which the words of a statement of intent are reduced into an abstract design; the sigil is then charged with the will of the creator. Spare's technique, now known as sigilization, has become a core element of chaos magic. Please contact me for pricing and location. I can also design the sigil, and you can have your favorite artist apply it.
A.T.G. aka Anti-Tank Guitar
Own your own custom-built A.T.G. (Anti-Tank Guitar), based on the experimental instrument I originally created by Matt Schultz in 1989 and used extensively with Lab Report and Pigface. The A.T.G. became an integral part of the sound of Lab Report, the dark ambient and experimental project that recorded and performed with guest artists including Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch, and Chris Connelly. I also used the A.T.G. as an original member of Pigface, both live and on recordings.
Each A.T.G. is individually handmade and built to the same dimensions and basic design as the original eight-foot A.T.G. These are not smaller reproductions or decorative replicas. They are full-scale, functional experimental instruments built in the tradition of the original.
Because every A.T.G. is built individually to order, a deposit is required before construction begins. Please contact me for pricing, available options, production time, and additional details.
Mantras by Matt Schultz
Matt Schultz has delved into the esoteric and ancient fraternal order of The Division. He has reinterpreted the traditional texts and scores of the order to create a beautifully dynamic and sometimes disturbing disc that synthesizes world music, dark ambient and magick or Matgick.
Sacrifice to the Gods by Matt Schultz
Schultz's latest release 2024 is Sacrifice to the Gods. This album is a direct homage to Hans Zimmer's soundtrack to the new Denis Villeneuve, DUNE. Radically different from most of my old solo work, it still has some Lab Report-esque drone sections and some Division belly dance elements as well as some serious percussion. It also contains some mammoth tribal percussion.
Matt Schultz Bio
Matt Schultz is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, ceramics, photography, film, sound, installation, and ritual practice. Since his solo fine art exhibitions in Chicago in the 1990s, he has built a body of work around magick, mortality, belief, humor, transformation, and the strange. His early exhibitions explored serial killers, religious imagery, fabricated artifacts, sound, and immersive environments, often blurring the line between something real and something invented.
His current practice, Mattgick, brings these interests together through Sacred Vessels, ceremonial ceramics, Tarot and divination objects, sigils, Vampire Kill Kits, Plague Doctors, specimens, reliquaries, and functional objects for Wiccan, witchcraft, magickal, and spiritual practices. Some pieces are made to be used, others are sculptural, and many exist somewhere between artwork, artifact, ritual object, and curiosity.
Schultz was also an early figure in dark ambient and experimental industrial music. He founded Lab Report, was a founding member of Pigface, and created the eight-foot A.T.G. (Anti-Tank Guitar), an experimental instrument built around noise, vibration, and extreme low frequencies. He has worked with artists including Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch, and Chris Connelly, and collaborated with horror filmmaker Bernard Rose, director of Paperhouse and Candyman, on feature film soundtracks including Snuff-Movie.
Schultz is also the author of The Dark and the Light and the writer and illustrator of Freddy Fox and Friends Fight Fascism.
Throughout his career, he has never been particularly interested in staying within one medium or fitting neatly into one category. Whether he is making a ceramic vessel, a strange artifact, an installation, a film, or an eight-foot musical instrument, the goal is much the same: make something with a presence, a story, and enough mystery to make you want to look closer.
His Main web portfolio is located here www.mattschultzartist.com
Contact matt@mattschultzartist.com
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