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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.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Kenku Assassin Miniature

This is a miniature figure of my Kenku Assassin called Ulin.  Kenkus were humanoid parakeets in AD&D but were reincarnated as slightly seedier humanoid crows in later editions.  It occurred to me that maybe his tunic is cut scandalously low.



Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wise Man Objects

These are two more Nativity Scene Objects made from the discarded Nativity Scene I found in the trash, featuring the face of one of the wise men.  The second one also has a weapon belonging to a Star Wars figure.






Chamsa 64

This is Chamsa 64.  I used a bark texture mold.  It's not my prettiest chamsa.  It reminds me of feces.



Tardigrade 3

I sold my first Tardigrade sculpture to a buyer on Etsy last month.  I haven't heard back from her after several contact attempts, so I can only hope that Tardigrade 1 made it safely to the U.K.

This is my third Tardigrade








Beholder 15

This is Beholder 15, the final beholder in this series of five.





Thursday, May 24, 2012

Unfired Kenku Miniature






I started playing in a new game of D&D Encounters.  This is the character I'm going to be playing:  a Kenku Assassin named Ulin.  Kenku are crow-like humanoids.  I would like to add that I truly despise the new Blogger editor. 

Monday, May 21, 2012

Mother's Day Spiky Pot WIP


This is my first pot made from coils.  It has 73 spikes, took four hours to make, and, yes, it's going to be a Mother's Day present.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Achaierai Coloring Book

After many weeks waiting on my shelf, the Achaierai made it into the kiln and came out intact. I was considering using a combination of glaze and paint, but I decided that only acrylic paints would give me the  bright, cartoonish colors that I want.




















Monday, May 14, 2012

Smilin' "Bob" Clock

This is the finished version of the Smilin' "Bob" Clock at approximately 4:46 P.M.MST.



Purple Worm 2

This is Purple Worm 2, given the name Roger by the person who broke the stinger off the first one.





Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Fifth Beholder

A few months ago, I started a series of five beholders and completed four of them.  This is the fifth.  I have
 the opportunity to display some D&D-related work in a game store and I want to make sure I don't run out of beholders.




Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Lightbulb Mold Object

 My only recent piece due to work drama:

Eyeball Scrap Objects Part 2

 Here are three more pieces of scrap clay with eyes
.
The Dinosaur:
  

The Lemur: 

  
The Great Fish That Ate Jonah:


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Celebratory Tardigrade

I received a message from a person in the UK who was interested in buying the tardigrade I have for sale on Etsy.  I made a new tardgrade in celebration.. 







Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Nativity Scene Objects

I found a mostly intact nativity scene by the dumpster behind my apartment complex, along with various other discarded Christmas decorations.  I immediately thought, "I have to press these things into clay at the first possible opportunity."  These two wise men and a camel were the first to taste clay and here are the objects that resulted.



Chamsa 63

I gave away a similar chamsa and immediately wished I hadn't.  This is the replacement.









This is an extra chamsa eye.






Purple Worm 1

This is a clay sculpture of a Purple Worm, an iconic and unsurprisingly easily formed D&D monster.  The stinger on the end of the tail was knocked off and, despite my efforts to reattach it, it came out of the kiln a less than intact worm.
 

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Warthog Column 4

This is Warthog Column 4, made to replace the one that was damaged by some random monster child at the studio. The glazes are Warren's Green and Ragnar's Black over Stony Gray.







Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Unfired Purple Worm 2 and Free-Standing Duck Head

My first purple worm lost the stinger off its tail. I resisted the urge to destroy it. I'm using the damaged original as a glaze test and made a new one last night.






The small object pictured with Purple Worm 2 is a Free-Standing Duck Head, which was spontaneously constructed (rare for me) while discussing a dire work situation.



Friday, April 13, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Eyeball Scrap Objects

Three scraps of clay with eyeballs:






And a row of skulls:

Four Small Chamsas

These are four small (slightly longer than 1 inch) chamsas.




Some older small chamsas:




Two small chamsas painted with acrylics (and a lemur):

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Unfired Achaierai

This is the achaierai, the D&D version of Big Bird.






The current state of my shelf: