Aberrant Ceramics: Driving Wands For Defense Against Aggressive Drivers

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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.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Driving Wands For Defense Against Aggressive Drivers

This was one of my earlier experiments with functional ceramics. I made four of these objects called driving wands in 2008 or 2009. The idea was to use them for defense against aggressive drivers. They had grotesque faces and I hoped they would stun angry drivers with their confusing glares. I never tried one because I was afraid it might make aggressive drivers more aggressive instead of leaving them in a confused stupor.

1. Toothy Grin Driving Wand