Artists' Buoys
For 2024 Auction
Art is universal communication. The Stonington Lobster Trap Tree brings people and unique perspectives together. Through this captivating composition, an abundance of creativity and a diversity of styles are being blended for a beautiful outcome. Talented professional artists from Rhode Island and Connecticut are collaborating to bring this unique art installation to fruition. While most are using acrylic paints, some are creating their buoy using decoupage, mosaic tile, and even yarn! Each of these works of art will be clear coated and displayed on the community tree and then be available for public auction. This aesthetically stimulating display will alter the landscape in a dramatic way and has the power to influence our mood, our culture, and impact the local economy. The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of the artists who donated their time to support this initiative. Contact information is provided with the photos of each buoy so that you may learn more about these incredible artists and so that you can shop their gallery or commission them for your own special project.
If you are an artist and would like to participate in the future please check out the "About" page under the FAQ section.
2024 Auction is will Open in October!
Strawberry GrouperArtist: Ralph Acosta Stonington, CT | Strawberry GrouperArtist: Ralph Acosta Stonington, CT | Tiki TikiArtist: Toni Andersen Warwick, RI |
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Tiki TikiArtist: Toni Andersen Warwick, RI | Tiki TimeArtist: Toni Andersen Warwick, RI | Tiki TimeArtist: Toni Andersen Warwick, RI |
Ancient WatersArtist: Dawn Bisharat Madison, CT | Ancient WatersArtist: Dawn Bisharat Madison, CT | The CrewArtist: Tammy Blais Groton, CT |
The CrewArtist: Tammy Blais Groton, CT | New England VillageArtist: Nora Brine Norwich, CT | New England VillageArtist: Nora Brine Norwich, CT |
Save The BeesArtist: Nora Brine Norwich, CT | Save The BeesArtist: Nora Brine Norwich, CT | The Twelve Fish Of Christmas 1Artist: Lynn Bywaters Glastonbury, CT |
The Twelve Fish Of ChristmasArtist: Lynn Bywaters Glastonbury, CT | The Friendly OctopiArtist: Ysela Caceres Westerly, RI | The Friendly OctopiArtist: Ysela Caceres Westerly, RI |
Celestial Symphony, Dragon Dance in the CloudsArtist: Krystal Chen Waterford, CT | Celestial Symphony, Dragon Dance in the Clouds 1Artist: Krystal Chen Waterford, CT | Harbor ViewArtist: Jennifer Crandall Lisbon, CT |
Harbor ViewArtist: Jennifer Crandall Lisbon, CT | Strength, Peace, & ProsperityArtist: Violet Davenport Farmington, CT | Strength, Peace, & ProsperityArtist: Violet Davenport Farmington, CT |
Bob and MeArtist: Rita Dawley Uncasville, CT | Bob and MeArtist: Rita Dawley Uncasville, CT | 3 NutsArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI |
3 NutsArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI | AmericaArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI | AmericaArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI |
HopeArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI | HopeArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI | The KrakenArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI |
The KrakenArtist: Gail Desrosier Eagle's Nest Gallery Westerly, RI | Beneath the Starry SkyArtist: Sarah Downie Stonington, CT | Beneath the Starry SkyArtist: Sarah Downie Stonington, CT |
A Chilly Day At the BeachArtist: Ann Marie Drury Columbia, CT | A Chilly Day At the BeachArtist: Ann Marie Drury Columbia, CT | Donkey DiscoArtist: Deb Finco Groton, CT |
Donkey DiscoArtist: Deb Finco Groton, CT | Big Hat Girl And FriendsArtist: Jan Fusco Johnston, RI | Big Hat Girl And FriendsArtist: Jan Fusco Johnston, RI |
Taylor SwiftArtist: Jan Fusco Johnston, RI | Taylor SwiftArtist: Jan Fusco Johnston, RI | Oceanic HarmonyArtist: Shannon Gagne Groton, CT |
Oceanic HarmonyArtist: Shannon Gagne Groton, CT | Celtic EleganceArtist: Elaine Gauthier Greenville, RI | Celtic EleganceArtist: Elaine Gauthier Greenville, RI |
Falls of ClydeArtist: Ted Genard Uncasville, CT | Falls of ClydeArtist: Ted Genard Uncasville, CT | The Bruised SkyArtist: Elizabeth Goor Hope Valley, RI |
The Bruised SkyArtist: Elizabeth Goor Hope Valley, RI | Elysian InletArtist: Pamela Gracey East Haddam, CT | Elysian InletArtist: Pamela Gracey East Haddam, CT |
Resilient StoningtonArtist: Zachery Hart New Haven, CT | Resilient StoningtonArtist: Zachery Hart New Haven, CT | Spirit Of New HavenArtist: Zachery Hart New Haven, CT |
Spirit Of New HavenArtist: Zachery Hart New Haven, CT | Above BelowArtist: Rosemarie Haughton Gales Ferry, CT | Above BelowArtist: Rosemarie Haughton Gales Ferry, CT |
Baskets of BloomsArtist: Ann Henne Pawcatuck, CT | Baskets of BloomsArtist: Ann Henne Pawcatuck, CT | Bom Caminho!Artist: Rita Herbert Stonington, CT |
Bom Caminho!Artist: Rita Herbert Stonington, CT | Way of LifeArtist: Sunil Howlander Mystic, CT | Way of LifeArtist: Sunil Howlander Mystic, CT |
The One That Got AwayArtist: Kathy Brown Humphreys Warwick, RI | The One That Got AwayArtist: Kathy Brown Humphreys Warwick, RI | Klimt SailorArtist: Beth Johnston Putnam, CT |
Klimt SailorArtist: Beth Johnston Putnam, CT | A Heron's LifeArtist: Alan Jones Westerly, RI | A Heron's LifeArtist: Alan Jones Westerly, RI |
Dreaming of Giraffes & FlowersArtist: Laura Kahler North Stonington, CT | Dreaming of Giraffes & FlowersArtist: Laura Kahler North Stonington, CT | The Catch 2024Artist: Kate Love Stonington, CT |
The Catch 2024Artist: Kate Love Stonington, CT | Doughnuts!Artist: Daniel Kenyon Preston, CT | Doughnuts!Artist: Daniel Kenyon Preston, CT |
FlutterbysArtist: Lois Lawrence Stonington, CT | FlutterbysArtist: Lois Lawrence Stonington, CT | Sea-LestialArtist: Lisa Leach Stonington, CT |
Sea-LestialArtist: Lisa Leach Stonington, CT | Ho Ho HoArtist: Deborah Leonard West Simsbury, CT | Ho Ho HoArtist: Deborah Leonard West Simsbury, CT |
Nasturtiums SunriseArtist: Erica Lindberg Mitchell Stonington, CT | Nasturtiums SunriseArtist: Erica Lindberg Mitchell Stonington, CT | Santa and RudolphArtist: Tim Love Stonington, CT |
Santa and RudolphArtist: Tim Love Stonington, CT | Kids of the WorldArtist: Lisa Lyman Adams Mystic, CT | Kids of the WorldArtist: Lisa Lyman Adams Mystic, CT |
Service for TwoArtist: Mark Patnode New London, CT | Service for TwoArtist: Mark Patnode New London, CT | The Pelican WayArtist: Laurie MacKenzie Westerly, RI |
The Pelican WayArtist: Laurie MacKenzie Westerly, RI | Wooden BuoyArtist: Dan Marantz Westerly, RI | Wooden BuoyArtist: Dan Marantz Westerly, RI |
Breaking Free Into SerenityArtist: Nicole Marion Doyle Gales Ferry, CT | Breaking Free Into SerenityArtist: Nicole Marion Doyle Gales Ferry, CT | Honey, I'm HomeArtist: Gisella McSweeny Westerly, RI |
Honey, I'm HomeArtist: Gisella McSweeny Westerly, RI | Two BoobiesArtist: Phyllis Meyer Groton, CT | Two BoobiesArtist: Phyllis Meyer Groton, CT |
Feathered FriendsArtist: Eleanor Miller Preston, CT | Feathered FriendsArtist: Eleanor Miller Preston, CT | Whale Of A TaleArtist: Greg Murry Glastonbury, CT |
Whale Of A TaleArtist: Greg Murry Glastonbury, CT | Rise and ShineArtist: Joseph Mushipi East Providence, RI | Rise and ShineArtist: Joseph Mushipi East Providence, RI |
American LobsterArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | American LobsterArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | Barn IslandArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT |
Barn IslandArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | Blue SeasArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | Blue SeasArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT |
PatriotsArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | PatriotsArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | Stonington Nautical FlagsArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT |
Stonington Nautical FlagsArtist: Colleen O'Connor Mystic, CT | Yankee DoodlesArtist: Amy O'Neil Fissell Guilford, CT | Yankee DoodlesArtist: Amy O'Neil Fissell Guilford, CT |
Octopus' GardenArtist: Linda Peduzzi Pawcatuck, CT | Octopus' GardenArtist: Linda Peduzzi Pawcatuck, CT | The Sun Wise TurnArtist: Arlene Piacquadio Westerly, RI |
The Sun Wise TurnArtist: Arlene Piacquadio Westerly, RI | Garden GoddessArtist: Eudora Poe Taftville, CT | Garden GoddessArtist: Eudora Poe Taftville, CT |
Tuna TimeArtist: Ryan Poitras Stonington, CT | Tuna TimeArtist: Ryan Poitras Stonington, CT | The GardenerArtist: Judith Potter Woonsocket, RI |
The GardenerArtist: Judith Potter Woonsocket, RI | All is Calm, All is BrightArtist: Spencer Reese Enfield, CT | All is Calm, All is BrightArtist: Spencer Reese Enfield, CT |
Ovine CheckersArtist: Sylvina Rollins Colchester, CT | Ovine CheckersArtist: Sylvina Rollins Colchester, CT | Waiting For Paint to DryArtist: Faith Satterfield Norwich, CT |
Waiting For Paint to DryArtist: Faith Satterfield Norwich, CT | Stop and Smell the FlowersArtist: Tammi Lee Sauco West Warwick, RI | Stop and Smell the FlowersArtist: Tammi Lee Sauco West Warwick, RI |
Crustacean CelebrationArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Crustacean CelebrationArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | For the Love of StoningtonArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT |
For the Love of StoningtonArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Jolly Ol' St. NicholasArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Jolly Ol' St. NicholasArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT |
Liberty LobsterArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Liberty LobsterArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Lobstah LoverArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT |
Lobstah LoverArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Merry GrinchmasArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Merry GrinchmasArtist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT |
Vote For Lobster!Artist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Vote For Lobster!Artist: Susan Scala Stonington, CT | Guide Me HomeArtist: Alison Sewart Waterford, CT |
Guide Me HomeArtist: Alison Sewart Waterford, CT | Lobster QuadrilleArtist: Suzanne Starr North Stonington, CT | Lobster QuadrilleArtist: Suzanne Starr North Stonington, CT |
Porgy and BassArtist: Isabel Da Silva Sturtz Ledyard, CT | Porgy and BassArtist: Isabel Da Silva Sturtz Ledyard, CT | Gnome for the HolidaysArtist: Lisa Sullivan Greenville, RI |
Gnome for the HolidaysArtist: Lisa Sullivan Greenville, RI | Kawaii BeachArtist: Lisa Sullivan Greenville, RI | Kawaii BeachArtist: Lisa Sullivan Greenville, RI |
Cow BuoyArtist: Susan Sward Wakefield, RI | Cow BuoyArtist: Susan Sward Wakefield, RI | Ospreys 2024Artist: Ceal Swift Westbrook, CT |
Ospreys 2024Artist: Ceal Swift Westbrook, CT | Watching the RaceArtist: Ceal Swift Westbrook, CT | Watching the RaceArtist: Ceal Swift Westbrook, CT |
Tropical DayArtist: Silvana Ten Niantic, CT | Tropical DayArtist: Silvana Ten Niantic, CT | Mountain ViewArtist: Beverly Townsend West Warwick, RI |
Mountain ViewArtist: Beverly Townsend West Warwick, RI | Day and NightArtist: Ellen Warfield Mystic, CT | Day and NightArtist: Ellen Warfield Mystic, CT |
Alter EgoArtist: Virginia Wilkos-Stafford Middletown, CT | Alter EgoArtist: Virginia Wilkos-Stafford Middletown, CT | Merfolk Of The AtlanticArtist: Martha Williams Taftville, CT |
Merfolk Of The AtlanticArtist: Martha Williams Taftville, CT | SwansArtist: Yujuan Patnode New London, CT | SwansArtist: Yujuan Patnode New London, CT |