This is a slab cup with a molded mouth inspired by Patricia Quinn's lips in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I continue to repeat myself.
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.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Lips Cup WIP
Finished Lips Cup
This is a slab cup with a molded mouth inspired by Patricia Quinn's lips in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I continue to repeat myself.
This is a slab cup with a molded mouth inspired by Patricia Quinn's lips in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I continue to repeat myself.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Clown Column
This is an old piece from 2009. It consists of a clown head on top of a series of nested cups. The clown is from a Simpsons episode. It's based on Bart's clown bed in "Lisa's First Word."
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Grin Cup WIP
Finished Toothy Grin Cup
This is a slab cup decorated with a press mold of a smiling face. The mold cracked while I was making it and the grin is distorted.
This is a slab cup decorated with a press mold of a smiling face. The mold cracked while I was making it and the grin is distorted.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Primitive Angry Face Mug WIP
This is a slab mug with a primitive, angry face on it. It's another pattern which has sold well in the past.
Finished Angry Blue Face Cup
Finished Angry Blue Face Cup
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Eye Cup #50 WIP
Finished Eye Cup #50
This is a slab cup with 10 molded eyes looking in various directions. It's a design I've made two times before and they sold both times.
This is a slab cup with 10 molded eyes looking in various directions. It's a design I've made two times before and they sold both times.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Potoo Bird WIP
This is an interpretation of the potoo bird, Nyctibius sp. Note the sophisticated feather technique.
Finished Potoo Sculpture
Finished Potoo Sculpture
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Crab Louse WIP
Finished Crab Louse Sculpture
Continuing with my theme of ectoparasites, this is my interpretation of Pthirus pubis, the noble human crab louse. I like how the shape of the body came out. I'm still having difficulty interpreting segmented legs in clay. It's also difficult to capture the bristly textures apparent in the electron microscope images I'm using as models.
Continuing with my theme of ectoparasites, this is my interpretation of Pthirus pubis, the noble human crab louse. I like how the shape of the body came out. I'm still having difficulty interpreting segmented legs in clay. It's also difficult to capture the bristly textures apparent in the electron microscope images I'm using as models.
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