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Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, ceramic artist and potter in Tucson, Arizona.
I work in the medium of stoneware clay and make hand-built pottery, sculpture, hamsas, ornaments, masks, and a variety of other forms.
I’m a self-taught autistic artist working in my medium for over twenty years. I like monsters, insects, weird animals, body horror, folk horror, horror comedy, horror in general, Halloween decorations, fast food mascots, kitsch – all of these creep into my work, but there’s really no overarching theme.
I am in love with my medium. I love the process of frantically birthing clay monstrosities, subjecting them to an epic trial by fire, and sending them out into the world.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Dumbo Octopus Sculpture
There really is an organism called the Dumbo octopus. Octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis are some of the rarest and deepest dwelling of their kind. The protruding fins must have reminded someone of the mutant baby elephant in the well-known Disney film.
Source image of the Dumbo octopus:
Source image of the Dumbo octopus:
