The official illustration of a chwidencha from the 3rd Edition D&D Fiend Folio:
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, April 12, 2013
Chwidencha Sculpture
This is a sculpture of a Dungeons & Dragons monster called the chwidencha. It resembles a spider that is almost all legs. I gave it a head because my tiers of spider legs weren't dense enough to obscure the inside and it made more sense for it to have a head under there somewhere. This piece was practice for the Chwidencha Pot. I like how the glazes came out, but it lacks the angularity that would make it look like a real arthropod.
The official illustration of a chwidencha from the 3rd Edition D&D Fiend Folio:
The official illustration of a chwidencha from the 3rd Edition D&D Fiend Folio:
