Ceramics
Hand-built vessels shaped from slabs and coils.
ART + SCIENCE
Where careful inquiry meets creative form.
I’m Jose Aparicio—a research administrator and artist exploring how evidence, material, shape, and pattern help us understand the world.
Research & administration
Science
Cancer research, pathology, data capture, and the regulatory dimensions of human-subjects research.
Jovial Jar
Art
Hand-built ceramics, textiles, prints, and paper works shaped by geometry, function, and heritage.
Science / Research
Making complex research work.
I work at the intersection of cancer causes, pathology, data capture, and human-subjects research regulation—with experience supporting large, multi-center research programs.
Focus
Research that connects people, data, and systems.
My scientific work brings together research administration, regulatory science, and collaborative investigation. I have experience in data capture methods, the regulatory aspects of human-subjects research, and the coordination of major U- and P-level multi-center grants.
Scientific profiles
Art / Jovial Jar
Functional objects, imperfectly human.
Jovial Jar is the identity of my creative work—primarily hand-built ceramics, with an ongoing interest in paper craft, printmaking, and textiles.
The story
Ideas take shape through material.
Originally trained in physics and working in medical research, I carry science and the exploration of ideas into my art. I build ceramics without a wheel, using slabs and coils; my paper and clay works share an interest in folding and cutting flat sheets into new forms.
Simple geometries and motifs from pre-Columbian Mexican works connect the practice to my family heritage—and to the mathematical and astronomical knowledge of my ancestors.
Read the full Jovial Jar storyPaper & print
Folded, cut, and printed explorations of form.
Textiles
Pattern, repetition, and tactile construction.
Studio notes
Follow the work in progress.
New pieces, materials, experiments, and glimpses from the studio.
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