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.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Warthog Pot Top and Bottom
This five-piece Aberrant Warthog Pot is my penultimate piece from 2012. The top and bottom made it into the glaze kiln, but the three middle pieces are still waiting in line. I love the way the sculpted warthog itself came out. I like how the white glaze shows through the darker red-brown glaze. I like how life-like (if unwarthoglike) the eyes came out. The coil pot that makes up the base, however, looks extremely primitive and the other pieces are not much better.
