Unfortunately I didn't document the process of the failed Darth Vader pot, but this what I made tonight after I destroyed it. One of my Halloween Devotion statues from 2011 sold on Etsy so I thought I would make another one.
Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in the medium of stoneware clay for 21 years, developing a practice rooted in literal construction and obsessive repetition. He makes non-traditional ceramics in a medium built on tradition, exploring the overlap between wonder and revulsion. Subject matter includes sympathetic monsters, insects, opossums, fast food mascots, and Halloween kitsch.
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.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Darth Vader Pot That Wasn't
I bought this strange object at a thrift store last year. It looks like a Mr. Potato Head or anthropomorphized M&M version of Darth Vader, with all the facial features missing, but with a nicely formed helmet. I attempted a Darth Vader pot a few years ago and it didn't survive. I managed to make a small flowerpot with simplified helmet and features, but it wasn't what I wanted. This time, I tried to use the helmet from this thing as a mold. It didn't work and I ended up destroying the whole pot. It was about half a bag (ten dollars worth) of clay and about three days' work, but the disappointing part is finding something that I can't make out of clay. Why should Darth Vader's helmet be so difficult?
Unfortunately I didn't document the process of the failed Darth Vader pot, but this what I made tonight after I destroyed it. One of my Halloween Devotion statues from 2011 sold on Etsy so I thought I would make another one.
Unfortunately I didn't document the process of the failed Darth Vader pot, but this what I made tonight after I destroyed it. One of my Halloween Devotion statues from 2011 sold on Etsy so I thought I would make another one.
