The original pot consisting of (barely) nested cups on the left and the new pot on the right:
Inside of the pot showing the places I missed with the glaze and the lovely irregularity of the rim:
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.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
New Body for Aberrant Warthog Pot
I finished the Aberrant Warthog Pot back in February. It's a sculpted warthog head on a tower of small clay cups. I thought the cups were too primitive and also, they didn't fit together well and the tower seemed unstable. I made a new pot for the sculpture. The form is slightly less crude and the glaze came out very nice (although I missed a few spots on the inside). The head still doesn't fit right.
The original pot consisting of (barely) nested cups on the left and the new pot on the right:
Inside of the pot showing the places I missed with the glaze and the lovely irregularity of the rim:
The original pot consisting of (barely) nested cups on the left and the new pot on the right:
Inside of the pot showing the places I missed with the glaze and the lovely irregularity of the rim:
