Brought to you by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL USA. The research report Many large animals have long lifespans, like the Galapagos tortoises, leatherback sea turtles, elephants, whales, so what about sharks? Most of the time growth rates (growth of the entire shark in length) are used to estimate the age of sharks caught. Read More…
Month: September 2016
Beachfront Pottery ceramic art pieces in the “Absolute Abstract” exhibit.
Photos and text by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL, USA. A few months ago I started to explore artist’s societies and groups on the Illinois side of the Mississippi river. I learned about the “Our Common Ground” artist guild from a call for entry at the ArtsStLouis website. The call for Read More…
Ceramic art pieces in the student art exhibit at Lewis and Clark Community College
Text and photos by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL USA. The venue The Lewis and Clark College student art show was on display in the Hatheway Cultural Center Gallery on the Godfrey campus of the Lewis and Clark Community College. The exhibit was open from April 8 to April 29, 2016. Read More…
Manta rays are more like homebodies than long distance travelers
Giant manta rays were thought to migrate long distances when moving from one population center to another. These migration distances were supposed to span thousands of miles, which is a very impressive distance even for an animal with 24 feet wingspan. Why do research like this? Because manta rays are threatened species, and population numbers make more Read More…
Beachfront Pottery ceramic pieces in the 33August exhibit; closes on September 12
Text and photos by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL USA The MySlart organization is a collection of artists living in the greater St Louis area, representing every media and styles you can find in the St Louis area. Once a month a juried exhibit is hosted by MySlart at the Old Orchard Gallery in Read More…