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.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Tarot Devil
This is a ceramic wall mask in the shape of the Devil from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. He's called "The Devil" in keeping with the Judeo-Christian flavor of the deck, but it's clearly the wicked nature spirit Pan under whatever name you choose to call him.
Atu XV, The Devil
Atu XV, The Devil
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Eye Cup #42: The Angry Indigo Face Cup
This is a slab mug with an angry, bestial face glazed with a gray-blue glaze called Pussywillow.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Laboratory Tardigrade
I sold a tardigrade on Etsy a few months ago and the buyer asked me to make a tardigrade seated at a lab bench with a microscope, Petri dishes, and a plate reader. The processes of drying, bisque firing, and glaze firing have taken about two months.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Hallucigenia Series
This is a new series of sculptural interpretations of the Burgess Shale organism called Hallucigenia. They are based on the original, incorrect interpretation of Hallucigenia as a worm like creature with spine-like legs and tentacles on its back. It has since been shown to be related to modern velvet worms and to be a creature with tentacle-like legs and spines on its back.
Purple Hallucigenia
Blue Hallucigenia
Green Hallucigenia
Red Hallucigenia
Group Photo
Purple Hallucigenia
Blue Hallucigenia
Green Hallucigenia
Red Hallucigenia
Group Photo
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Chamsas 131 - 135
This is a set of five small (around 3.5 inches from top to bottom) chamsas, glazed with combinations of glazes.
Chamsa 131 - "Satin White" and "Randy's Red" (reddish brown)
Chamsa 132 - "Plum" and "Purple"
Chamsa 133 - "Light Shiny Turquoise" and "Orange"
Chamsa 134 - "Pussywillow" (indigo) and "Queens" (off-white)
Chamsa 135 - "Warren's Green" (mossy green) and "Orange"
Chamsa 131 - "Satin White" and "Randy's Red" (reddish brown)
Chamsa 132 - "Plum" and "Purple"
Chamsa 133 - "Light Shiny Turquoise" and "Orange"
Chamsa 134 - "Pussywillow" (indigo) and "Queens" (off-white)
Chamsa 135 - "Warren's Green" (mossy green) and "Orange"
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Demented Grin Cup WIP
View the finished Demented Grin Cup
This is Eye Cup #41, with an unrealistic face with multiple sets of eyes.
This is Eye Cup #41, with an unrealistic face with multiple sets of eyes.
Another Angry Face Cup WIP
View finished Eye Cup #40
My Angry Blue Face Cup sold on Etsy. This is something in the same vein. It's also Eye Cup #40.
My Angry Blue Face Cup sold on Etsy. This is something in the same vein. It's also Eye Cup #40.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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