Aberrant Ceramics

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Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in stoneware clay since 2004. He makes non-traditional forms 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.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Babadook Mask

9/28/24

9/10/24

8/22/24

Returning to fan art.

Friday, September 20, 2024

Violet the Tardigrade

9/20/24

9/4/24

7/23/24 Tardigrade 39

7/21/24

Skeletal Santa

9/20/24

9/1/24

8/10/24

I made a Christmas tree ornament last year of skeletal Santa Claus face with some AI-sourced images as inspiration. It was damaged in the glaze kiln and this is my remake.

Damaged Santa from last year. The left holly leaf/bat wing broke off and floated across the liquid glaze into the right eye socket while in the glaze kiln. The holly leaf/bat wing is my human contribution to the design and that was the part that broke. The overall shape of the face came from one AI image and the holly leaf and berries came from a different AI image. It makes me feel dirty inside to admit to using an AI image generator for the design, but as usual, it's hot to break taboos. I'm always using found images as models and inspiration. These sources happen not to be human creativity. Art is theft. Culture is theft.