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, December 7, 2011
Hamadryad Boobs
Beyond the Crystal Cave calls for a hamadryad and this is what I came up with. I was imagining her as a tree spirit, so she has a trunk for a body and branch-like arms. I also thought she should have breasts, but the only breast molds I had were for a larger doll. They would have looked small on the doll, but my hamadryad came out well-endowed rather than slender and willowy. Also, her head is from a resin Halloween statue of a witch and everyone knows that witches have fangs.
