This is a slab bowl with an roughly constructed angry pig head inside. It's a really thick chunk of clay, which makes it a liability in the kiln, but at least it will only be my stuff that gets destroyed if it explodes.
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, February 28, 2016
Pig Head in the Pot WIP
Finished Pig in the Pot
This is a slab bowl with an roughly constructed angry pig head inside. It's a really thick chunk of clay, which makes it a liability in the kiln, but at least it will only be my stuff that gets destroyed if it explodes.
This is a slab bowl with an roughly constructed angry pig head inside. It's a really thick chunk of clay, which makes it a liability in the kiln, but at least it will only be my stuff that gets destroyed if it explodes.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Cat Head in the Pot WIP
Finished Black Cat in the Pot
This is another attempt at a pot/soup bowl with a cat head on the bottom. This one is as primitive and unrealistic as the last one, but it fits in the bowl a little better and it's thinner, thus making it less likely to explode spectacularly in the kiln.
This is another attempt at a pot/soup bowl with a cat head on the bottom. This one is as primitive and unrealistic as the last one, but it fits in the bowl a little better and it's thinner, thus making it less likely to explode spectacularly in the kiln.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Pot With Cat Head Inside WIP
Finished Red Cat in the Pot
This is my first attempt. The cat head is too big and it doesn't really
look like a cat. It would also be very difficult to glaze and to clean
once it's finished. Besides that, I like how the pot itself came out.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Eye Cup Clone WIP
Finished Eye Cup #54
I'm attempting to clone my first few eye cups. This is the first one, with 11 eyes connected by a tentacle pattern and one eye on the inside bottom.
I'm attempting to clone my first few eye cups. This is the first one, with 11 eyes connected by a tentacle pattern and one eye on the inside bottom.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Molded Cat Head Objects
A few years ago I took a workshop in slip casting. I made a plaster mold of one of my cat head sculptures, but I couldn't get the slip casting part to work. It fell apart when I tried to take it out of the mold. These objects were made using the plaster mold as a press mold.
The original cat head object:
The original cat head object:
Chamsas With Spiral Designs
These aren't really spirals. It's an imprint of the top of a Bride of Frankenstein Halloween decoration candle.
Chamsas 181 - 185:
Chamsas 181 - 185:
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Practice Skulls
These distorted and unrealistic skulls were made as practice for the Kali-Eris Pot. I think the skulls on the pot itself came out better, if still somewhat distorted and unrealistic.
Friday, February 19, 2016
More Anatomically Correct Hallucigenia WIP
Finished Hallucigenia Sculpture
I've tried to make hallucigenia in its correct configuration with the spines on top and the tentacles on the bottom before, but it didn't work out, so I always defaulted to the older, incorrect configuration with the tentacles on top and the spines on the bottom. This is a new attempt at a more anatomically correct hallucgenia, although I'm still not sure about its front-to-back orientation. I'm also not sure about the shape of the head. The image I used as a source featured an ass-shaped head.
I've tried to make hallucigenia in its correct configuration with the spines on top and the tentacles on the bottom before, but it didn't work out, so I always defaulted to the older, incorrect configuration with the tentacles on top and the spines on the bottom. This is a new attempt at a more anatomically correct hallucgenia, although I'm still not sure about its front-to-back orientation. I'm also not sure about the shape of the head. The image I used as a source featured an ass-shaped head.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Axolotl WIP
Finished Axolotl Sculpture
This my interpretation of the Mexican salamander called the axolotl which lives its whole life in its larval form.
This my interpretation of the Mexican salamander called the axolotl which lives its whole life in its larval form.
Chaos Star 1
The chaos star symbol of eight radiating arrows was invented by fantasy writer Michael Moorcock to represent the gods of Chaos in his Elric of Melniboné novels.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Vase With Eyes and Spikes WIP
Finished Blue Eye Pot
I've already made this pot several times, but this time I'm making several in different colors.
I've already made this pot several times, but this time I'm making several in different colors.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Flags of the World Cannabis Leaves Part 3
Israel, Palau, Belgium, Gabon, Finland, Indonesia (or Monaco)
Friday, February 5, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
PsychoEris Sculpture
This is a dark aspect of the otherwise mirthful goddess Eris. I've posted this before here. This is an update of the photography.
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