Ontology Clay

10/14/2026

This is a throwback piece. I sculpted both of my hands with clay and raku fired them in 2013, my senior year of college. The left hand broke and/or is lost in a box of clutter somewhere. I often tell myself that I am not a sculptor, but this reminds that the stories we tell ourselves are not always true. Seeing this piece challenges me to want to make more.

10/11/2026

Collaboration with the incredible Catherine Kober (Corner Studio Icons)—Saint Dismas. Catherine painted the figures with egg tempera.

Like this piece? More collaborations are coming over the next several months. :)

10/08/2026

These are one of my favorite things I’ve made this year, I made a bunch of these tree eye votives. I felt they were perfect for October.

10/05/2026

Someone pointed out that the root prints look like rivers, which I really love.

10/04/2026

These are pieces I collaborated on with Catherine Kober, an iconographer from Sleepy Eye, MN. Catherine paints with egg tempura—which is paint she makes herself using egg yolk, vinegar, and pigment.

Catherine and I will be collaborating more in the months to come! I’m so excited to work with her more.

Catherine isn’t on Facebook, but you can find her work on Instagram () or her website (URL below).

www.cornerstudioicons.com

10/02/2026

This was the first time I printed with a squash leaf (the leaf in the center). I was really happy with the result. These composite prints were inspired by my love of Scandinavian folk art—dalmålning and rosemaling.

09/30/2026

Hyssop is becoming one of my favorite new plants. We have several plants in our yard that are 7 - 9 feet tall. I love how the clay captured the stamens, usually the finer details of flowers are hard to capture. Also, I love the gooseneck-like movement of these plants. The leaves also have an amazing texture.

09/27/2026

One of my favorite things about working with plants is attempting to capture their story on the clay. I love how intimate this process can be—and having a physical memory of the plant to keep through the winter. As a warm reminder of what will return to us in the spring and summer months.

09/27/2026

These are always so much fun. I find the repetition, symmetry, and rhythm to be what I lobe the most about these composite prints. I love tracing the visual sequences that exist in nature and the inevitable organic breaks in the pattern.

09/26/2026

We decided to set up inside of the house today for our Art Stroll setup—due to rain. Same location!

BIO Aaron is a mental health therapist and ceramicist living in St. Peter, MN. Half of his ceramic work is wheel-thrown, and he likes to focus on form dive...