Ceramic art pieces in the “Clearly Human II” exhibit at the St Louis Artists’ Guild

Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, Illinois, USA The “Clearly Human II” all-media art exhibit took place in the gallery of the St Louis Artists’ Guild from January 22 through February 27, 2016.  There were mesmerizing art works in the painting, sculpture, photography categories, but below I’ll concentrate on the ceramic art Read More…

Ceramic art pieces in the “Creatures” exhibit at ArtStLouis

Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, Illinois, USA From January 16 till February 18, 2016,  there was an all-media art exhibit in the ArtStLouis gallery in downtown St Louis.  The theme was “Creatures”, and there were many memorable pieces including paintings, photographs, creatures formed of textiles, and, of course, ceramics.  This gallery is Read More…

Melting starfish on US West coast

When you’re at the water’s edge you never know what surprises may come your way.  Well, if you were on the US West coast in 2014, you may have witnessed large goopy messes of decaying starfish.  The research was referenced in this article:  http://www.geekwire.com/2016/starfish-die-off-traced-to-virus-plus-warmer-seas/ This article show images of the decaying starfish losing limbs, and Read More…

Ghost octopus video from Okeanos explorer

A few days ago this little critter made it to the nightly news. Very unusual translucent octopus, apparently new to science.  Check out the short video: Okeanos Explorer | Expeditions | NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: 2016 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawai’i | Daily Updates During the first dive of the expedition to explore Read More…