Pottery By The Sea was established by Kerry Kingston 1996 in Victoria-by-the-Sea, PEI. The retail shop was inside her home for 5 years and then in 2001 she began construction of a new shop, for production and retail only. This new shop and studio is located in North Rustico.
Previous to her current business Kerry operated Mud Puddle Pottery.
Kerry signs her work with her initials KK and includes PEI on her work.
A 2012 picture taken in her studio/shop with Island potters Anne Coneen and Daphne Large is a warm memory of her happy presence in the PEI crafts community.
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| In 2012 three PEI potters gathered at Pottery by the Sea - Kerry Kingston's studio and shop in North Rustico. L-R, Kerry, Daphne Large, Anne Coneen. |
An article posted on her studio Facebook page in 2018 indicates
Kerry Kingston has been making pottery on Prince Edward Island since 1978. She attended Douglas College in British Columbia in the early 1970's under Fred Owens. Kerry She now lives and works in North Rustico, with her shop/studio on the property. With the Island for inspiration she hand paints floral as well as landscape designs on porcelain in under glaze techniques. Her line of red stoneware is decorated in bas relief and applique. All work is dishwasher, micro-wave safe, and meant to be used everyday.
Kerry has been a member of the PEI Crafts Council for 37 years. She is also in Artisanpei as well as a member of TAIPEI.
I first started out on this crazy adventure in the interior of B.C., making pottery under Mountain Fire in Mara Lake. In 1977 I moved to PEI with my kickwheel in the back of a 1954 international pickup truck. I participated in my first PEI craft fair in the summer of 78 and didn't look back. I opened a craft shop with the new pottery name of Mud Puddle Pottery with my partner...........when that ended I moved to Victoria by the Sea and opened a pottery shop in my home under (at last) Pottery by the Sea. Kept the name and in 2001 moved to North Rustico with my new partner (husband). He started building the shop/studio through the winter of that year. By the spring we were ready and open with a beautiful space for my work and a place for me to work. We love this location and only if the weather was warmer in the winter, it's ideal for us.
It also included a link to a video:
After a successful career in pottery Kerry Kingston retired and closed her business at the same time she was dealing with health issues. She died on November 23, 2020. Her obituary contains additional details.
Kerry Kingston
KINGSTON, Kerry Linda (nee Pfefferle) It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing, surrounded by family, of our beloved Kerry, age 69, of North Rustico, on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown. Kerry will be forever remembered as an incredible wife, loving mother, doting grandmother and treasured sister and friend. She is survived by husband, Brian Kingston; children, Devin Krauskopf (Jessica), Amber Krauskopf, Sam Kingston (Yali Huang) and Georgia Alyward (Jeff); and grandchildren, Carter, Jude and Ruben. She is also survived by sisters, Tammy Kettlewell (Roger) and Priscilla Atkins (Doug deceased); and brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark Kingston Jr. (Rose), Paula Kingston(Al Cook deceased), Drew Kingston (Michelle McCabe), Martha Kingston (Steven Penny) and Stephen Kingston (Michelle Bouey). Kerry is also survived by her mother-in-law, Marion Hurst Kingston; and by numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. Kerry was predeceased by parents, Charlie and Ruth Pfefferle; and her father-in-law, Mark Kingston. By personal request there will be no visitation or funeral. A celebration of Kerry's life will be announced and held once Covid restrictions are eased. If so desired, memorial donations in Kerry’s memory may be made to the P.E.I. Humane Society. Online condolences may be sent at www.peifuneralcoops.com or by sending an email to cqfuneral@gmail.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Central Queen’s Funeral Home, New Glasgow.
