This is my second Opabinia. It's 11 inches long. I made it some time between 2004 and 2006.
This is my first Opabinia. It was one of my earliest clay pieces. The snout broke off and I glued it back on.
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.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Return to Opabinia Island
I already did an Opabinia post in 2010, but it came up in a Deviantart conversation and I took some better pictures. Opabinia is a bizarre fossil invertebrate with five eyes from the Burgess Shale.
This is my second Opabinia. It's 11 inches long. I made it some time between 2004 and 2006.
This is my first Opabinia. It was one of my earliest clay pieces. The snout broke off and I glued it back on.
This is my second Opabinia. It's 11 inches long. I made it some time between 2004 and 2006.
This is my first Opabinia. It was one of my earliest clay pieces. The snout broke off and I glued it back on.
