This is the source image. I'm embarrassed because I've been describing it elsewhere as Tibetan and, according to the book, it's a "Death's-head, from a wooden trumpet rest, Mustang, Nepal, early 20th century."
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.
Self-taught artist on the autism spectrum. I like monsters, insects, weird animals, body horror, horror comedy, Halloween decorations, fast food mascots, kitsch – and all of these creep into my work, but there’s really no overarching theme. I feel like I'm frantically birthing as many clay monstrosities out into the world as I can.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Death's Head Mask
This is a mask from a skull image from Richard Huber's Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures.
This is the source image. I'm embarrassed because I've been describing it elsewhere as Tibetan and, according to the book, it's a "Death's-head, from a wooden trumpet rest, Mustang, Nepal, early 20th century."
This is the source image. I'm embarrassed because I've been describing it elsewhere as Tibetan and, according to the book, it's a "Death's-head, from a wooden trumpet rest, Mustang, Nepal, early 20th century."
