These are clay representations of Great Cthulhu, the octopus-headed god-monster invented by H.P. Lovecraft.
They are intended to be the kind of primitive religious objects that your average Cthulhu cultist might keep around the house for day-to-day worship rather than images of the fictional character of Cthulhu Itself.
Cthulhu Idol #1
Cthulhu Idol #2
Cthulhu Idol #3
Here they are all together:
Pages
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.