Photos and reporting by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL, 62035, USA. For more info on Beachfront Pottery please visit my Facebook page, or my web site. The end of the year is an ideal point in time to look back, and remind ourselves that there were many successes among the many ceramic Read More…
At Webster Arts the winner is …… Yamato no orochi from Beachfront Pottery!!!
Photos and reporting by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL, 62035, USA. For more info on Beachfront Pottery please visit my Facebook page, or my web site. The Venue The exhibit took place from January 18, 2018 through February 28, 2018 at the gallery of Webster Arts located on the campus of Webster Read More…
Ceramic art pieces in the “Symbolic” exhibit at ArtStLouis
Photos and reporting by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL, 62035, USA. For more info on Beachfront Pottery please visit my Facebook page, or my web site. The Venue The exhibit took place in the gallery of ArtStLouis on Pine Street in St Louis. The Call for Read More…
More celebration, as the new Beachfront Pottery web site went live
Text by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA. Right after the 100th blog post was published on the At the Water’s Edge, I began work on a new web site for Beachfront Pottery. The original web site was built about 10 years ago, and it became difficult to update it. The Read More…
Beachfront Pottery celebrates the 100th blog post At The Water’s Edge
Photos and reporting by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL, 62035, USA. For more info on Beachfront Pottery please visit my Facebook page, or my web site. Something special happened on February 24, 2018. I published the 100th blog post on the Beachfront Pottery blog “At The Water’s Edge”. I thought this is Read More…
Ceramic art pieces in the Lewis and Clark Community College faculty art exhibit
Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA. The Venue The faculty art exhibit took place in the gallery space in the Hatheway Cultural Center on the Godfrey campus of Lewis and Clark Community College from November 1 through November 22, 2017. The Call for Read More…
Aliens are already here; and they are disguised as sharks!!
Article interpretation and ceramic art photos by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA The Published News Article ‘Alien’-Like Sharks With Extendable Jaws Pulled From Deep Sea They were first captured and identified in 1986, but in the 32 years since, they’ve been seen only rarely and often just by accident. Read More…
Using crushed bisque in Beachfront Pottery still life ceramic pieces: “Beached Seastar”
Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA The Idea The first time I thought about using morsels of bisque as surface element, when I was trying to create a rough, weathered, aged-looking surface. The Deep Sea Scroll series, as you’ve seen in a previous blog, utilized crushed, dry Read More…
Mosaic of corals is perfectly natural, and looks cool at the same time.
Article interpretation and ceramic art photos by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA The Published News Article ‘Crazy Jigsaw Puzzles’ Improve Our Views of Coral Reefs A century ago, if you wanted to document ocean life, you’d throw on a 60-pound glass helmet, dive in and sketch whatever passed Read More…
Ceramic art pieces in the Residual Impact exhibit at the Jacoby Arts Center
Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA. The Venue The exhibit was hosted by the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois between October 12, 2017 and January 6, 2018. The Jacoby Arts Center is located in the building used to serve as the Jacoby Furniture store Read More…