The best part is that if you pick it up incorrectly, you might need a tetanus shot.
Illustration of the Chaggrin from the MMII.
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.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Elemental Grue (Chaggrin)
This is the Chaggrin, an elemental grue from the Plane of Earth from the AD&D Monster Manual II. It spent a long time without spines because I couldn't find the appropriate material. I found a rusty chimney brush in my parents' basement and I knew the grue had found its spines. It still has a vile smell from the epoxy glue, perfect for a hedgehog-like entity with a skeletal head.
The best part is that if you pick it up incorrectly, you might need a tetanus shot.
Illustration of the Chaggrin from the MMII.
The best part is that if you pick it up incorrectly, you might need a tetanus shot.
Illustration of the Chaggrin from the MMII.
