The original illustration from the AD&D Monster Manual:
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.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Baalzebul Wall Mask
This is a wall mask depicting the Arch-devil known in Dungeons & Dragons as Baalzebul, Lord of the (F)lies, and elsewhere as Beelzebub. Like most devil figures in monotheistic religions, Baalzebul/Beelzebub is a pagan deity (in this case Philistine) converted into an evil spirit.
The original illustration from the AD&D Monster Manual:
The original illustration from the AD&D Monster Manual:
