I started another slab menorah with more elaborate butterfly wings. The slabs were still a little moist while putting it together so it may not turn out as sturdy.
This is a spare winged IG-88 that got fired along with the chamsa scraps.
Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in the medium of stoneware clay for 21 years, developing a practice rooted in literal construction and obsessive repetition. He makes non-traditional ceramics in a medium built on tradition, exploring the overlap between wonder and revulsion. Subject matter includes sympathetic monsters, insects, opossums, fast food mascots, and Halloween kitsch.
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, June 27, 2012
Winged IG-88 Menorah
A few years I made a menorah with molds of IG-88 on the front. IG-88 is the assassin droid from The Empire Strikes Back. This menorah has only one image of IG-88, but it has wings. The menorah itself is made from flat slabs of clay, so it's much lighter than my other menorahs. There is also a very subtle pattern scratched in the clay on the front, but it didn't come out because the glaze is too thick.
I started another slab menorah with more elaborate butterfly wings. The slabs were still a little moist while putting it together so it may not turn out as sturdy.
This is a spare winged IG-88 that got fired along with the chamsa scraps.
I started another slab menorah with more elaborate butterfly wings. The slabs were still a little moist while putting it together so it may not turn out as sturdy.
This is a spare winged IG-88 that got fired along with the chamsa scraps.
