Artist Spotlight: Clay Artist Chuck Koucky
Art and nature come together at this local artist's gallery, gardens and studio, all located on peaceful Pine Island.
By Chelle Koster Walton
For nearly 30 years, local resident Chuck Koucky (pronounced KOO-skee) has been playing in the mud – a special consistency of mud that’s transformed into elaborate vases, pitchers, bowls, trays and mortar and pestles at the hands of this bearded Renaissance man. To his list of talents add teacher, sailing captain and Pine Island gallery and nursery co-owner.
Here’s a snapshot of the eclectic artist and his work:
- Family affair: He opened Koucky Gallery & Gardens with his wife Nancy, a jewelry-maker, weaver and graphic artist. The gallery is situated in the Pine Island city of Bokeelia.
- His style: “I’m mostly a functional potter, but I also do a line of decorative raku pieces.”
- The teacher in him: He taught pottery at Southwest Florida’s Edison State College and continues to teach pottery at his gallery and on-site studio. He’s also an American Sailing Association (ASA)-certified instructor. He teaches out of Miami and offers private lessons in Bokeelia.
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