Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, ceramicist 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’m just frantically birthing as many clay monstrosities out into the world as I can until I’m no longer able to do so.
This blog has served as a record of my ceramic output since 2006. Want to wade through two decades of my neurodivergent art experiments, including all the failures? You're in the right place! Follow me on all the ₱ợƥứꞭⱥꝵ social media sites for a more curated selection of photos and fucktons of make-believe professionalism!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Blobfish Tiki Mug WIP
Behold the lovely blobfish, on a primitive tiki mug. It's proof that God loves us!
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Revenge of the Winged Tacos WIP
My other flying taco sculpture fell over and lost a wing. This is the replacement, painted with yellow slip for realism.
Flying moon things with a mold made from a Hawaiian fertility god tourist statue face.
Flying moon things with a mold made from a Hawaiian fertility god tourist statue face.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Winged Tacos WIP
These are for the banner on my food porn blog.
I made this one as you would make a real taco, by filling it was delicious clay fillings and then folding it over, but I was worried that air could be trapped inside, so I destroyed it.
This is the replacement. The fillings only appear to fill the taco. It's all a grand illusion that you can't see in this image anyway.
Here's a flat version.
I made this one as you would make a real taco, by filling it was delicious clay fillings and then folding it over, but I was worried that air could be trapped inside, so I destroyed it.
This is the replacement. The fillings only appear to fill the taco. It's all a grand illusion that you can't see in this image anyway.
Here's a flat version.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Cymbal Chimp WIP
This is one of the items for the shelf in Jesús's closet in the Angry Mophead story and also in keeping with the primate theme of the Hierophant Tarot card. I considered giving him genitals, but I settled for a bulge.
With arms and bulge:
Without arms and bulge:
With arms and bulge:
Without arms and bulge:
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Pope Mandrill II for the Hierophant Tarot Card
This is based on a Byzantine religious icon of Holy Hierarch Lev the Pope of Rome
The book he's holding is based on the Necronomicon prop from the Evil Dead movies. I made a few alternate books, but I like the one he's holding better.
The book he's holding is based on the Necronomicon prop from the Evil Dead movies. I made a few alternate books, but I like the one he's holding better.
Furious Ape Stars
I'm using an old press mold of an angry ape face molded from a Spawn universe action figure in the primate-themed Hierophant Tarot card. I had made these Furious Ape Stars in 2011 and decided to retry them now that I've completed my MFA. Joking about the degree. Outsider and fucking smug about it.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Good Primate, Bad Primate
Hamadryas Baboon, the good primate. Everyone loves a baboon.
Shit-flinging primate. Fuck this species of primate.
Shit-flinging primate. Fuck this species of primate.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Baboon Minion Children for the Hierophant Tarot Card
The three cards representing Timothy Leary's Second (Emotional-Territorial) Circuit, PRIESTESS-EMPEROR-HIEROPHANT, all have attendant minion children. The source image appears below.
These ones look pretty bad. I'm also not happy with how the glazes came out.
These ones look pretty bad. I'm also not happy with how the glazes came out.
Mandrill Face, Baboon Face
These are for the Hierophant Tarot card.
Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis
Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis
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