Creator Spotlight: Jonathan Castro's Anomaly

Inspiration for Jonathan Castro's  'Anomaly' aesthetic was a design that was floating in his head and in his sketch book for about a year's time.   For the artist, the Anomaly aesthetic derives from looking at bizarre biological growth of the known and newly discovered in nature and is largely influenced by plant life on land and in the sea.  


"The potential in combining functional and sculptural realms allowed me to explore develop, and produce forms that remain functional.   In adding sculptural elements to functional forms, my goal was to bring functional forms to life, and have that Anomaly "growth" be an unexpected creature.  Starting with the most basic of forms in ceramics, the bowl, I developed the aesthetic with other forms such as vases, bottles, serving trays, etc.  The anomaly designs for each form depends on, revolves around, and accents the shape of the individual piece.  The goal is to have a visually exciting and functional conversation piece that brings my artist voice to a space"


Check out his amazing work at the Creator's Co-op!