Plymouth Center for the Arts

11 North Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts

June 12 thru July 7, 2024

Our thanks to everyone who submitted artwork for this special exhibition. All submissions are found here.

Visit the Plymouth Center for the Arts' Russell Gallery to view the selected artworks. You will love the show!

This exhibition is supported by the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance, Plymouth Center for the Arts, the Local Cultural Councils of Duxbury, Kingston and Plymouth, Manomet Conservation Sciences, Island Creek Oysters, and private donations. Thank you all!

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*Two Moons ©Kathy Hodge. Oil on canvas. kathyhodge.com.
My Heart Beats (I’m not just another pretty shoe) ©Lori Beauregard. Acrylic on canvas.
Celebratory Poster ©Lori Beauregard. Acrylic on canvas.
*Limulus Love ©Sharon Kreamer. Fabric - quilted cotton batik.
Juvenile Limulus polyphemus-dorsal & ventral views ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Colored pencil. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
Opisthosoma-Limulus-polyphemus-1 ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Water color. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
*The Plight of 2 Partners ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Mixed Media Installation with Limulus Carapace, Red Knot painted on Rock. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
A Symbiotic Tale ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Pen and ink giclee print. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
Breeding Frenzy ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Water color. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
*Limulus polyphemus/Sepia ©Dorie Pouch Petrochko. Sepia-toned graphite. DoriePetrochko-studio.com.
*Spring Tide Moon ©Betsy Abbott. Art quilt. betsyabbottquiltart.com.
*Plastic is NOT a part of Evolution ©Brian McQuillan. Plastic trash of the type usually found in the ocean. Plastic bowl, forks from a fast food restaurant, plastic juice bottles, and food containers.
*Limulus polyphemus ©Kaylani-Phillips. Digital Painting. Kaylanibydesign.com.
*Anatomy of a Horseshoe Crab (Male, Ventral View) ©Meg Sodano. Ink (dip pen and wash) on Arches paper. papermsodanoillustration.com.
*Anatomy of a Horseshoe Crab ©Meg Sodano. Ink dip pen and wash on Arches watercolor paper. msodanoillustration.com.
*True Blue Blood ©Paul Cheevers. Encaustic paint. awakewax.com.
Crab Glass ©Robert Harmon Jr. Glass.
The Sea is My Sanctuary ©Kathleen Dunn. Oil paint, sand, paper collage on canvas. https://kathleendunnstudio.weebly.com/
Observations ©Karissa Smith. Mixed media.
*Blue Blood ©Jodie Kain. Soft pastel. JodieKain.com.
Horseshoes Day ©Joseph Hatfield. Half horseshoe Crab Shell with Mussel Shells and antique Mother Of Pearl buttons on Paper, backlit with LED lights. https://www.facebook.com/groups/729305945056084/.
Horseshoe Crabs Day2 ©Joseph Hatfield. Half horseshoe Crab Shell with Mussel Shells and antique Mother Of Pearl buttons on Paper, backlit with LED lights. https://www.facebook.com/groups/729305945056084/
*Untitled Horseshoe Crab #1 ©Silke Hase. Cyanotype made from a digital negative, printed on Chinese rice paper. @BostonClick.
*Crab Moon Tide ©Anatol Zuckerman. Acrylic on canvas. https://www.azukerman.com/.
Untitled Horseshoe Crab #2 ©SIlkeHase. Archival Inkjet Print of Tintype. @BostonClick.
*Stain Glass Horseshoe Crab ©Joanna Ward. Stained glass.
King Philip ©Caren Zane. Watercolors with gold leaf. https://carenzaneart.com/
Armored Wanderer ©Ben McLaughlin. Watercolor, pen and ink. www.benninkcapecod.com.
Coming Together 2 ©Skip-Montello. Photography. skipmontellophotos.com.
Coming Together ©Skip Montello. Photography. skipmontellophotos.com.
*Ancient Creatures: Atlantic Horseshoe Crab ©Elizabeth Morales. Digital. http://elizabethmorales.art.
Brave Warrior ©Kathleen Kelly. Watercolor and Colored Pencil.
*Proud Warrior ©Kathleen Kelly. Water color and colored pencil.
*Horseshoe Crab ©Loretta Garrison. Stained glass with shells attached. https://lorettagarrison.wixsite.com/flaxpond.
Memories of Horseshoe crabs ©Donna Dupras. Watercolor.
*Heading Home ©Jeanne Brouillette. Watercolor on nautical chart.
Horseshoe Harmony ©Beth Fradet. Mixed media: watercolor and pen and ink. bethfradetphotography.com.
Lucky Horseshoe Crabs ©Pat Bianco. Acrylic. art-by-bianco.com.
Horseshoe Crab at Sandy Neck ©Laura Swartz. Acrylic paint. https://pin.it/3PtjVbZlZ.
Odd Man Out ©Marsha Hanby. Watercolor.
*Horseshoe Crab Mobile ©Zayden Shanks and Zander Mosca Silva. (collaboration). Wood and Acrylic. RT Students.
*Save Me! ©Donna Goes. Plastic Bags. Luckylifestudio.com.
*I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in the Paleozoic Anymore ©Jennifer Deutscher. Intaglio etching. www.alithographica.com.
Horseshoe Still Life ©Christine DeLorenzo. Color photography. @c_hegarty.
Night Swimming ©Sharleen Cirillo. Pastel.
*Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots ©Susan Quateman. Silk painting. susanquateman.com.
*Coastal Magic ©Jessica Fries. Mixed media.
Somewhere Safe ©Janice Barney. Watercolor.
Sea of Change ©Naomi Czupryna. Mixed media, oil. artmajeur.com/naomi-czupryna.
Tides of Destiny ©Naomi Czupryna. Mixed media, oil. artmajeur.com/naomi-czupryna.
Inspired Armor ©Naomi Czuprynya. Mixed media oil on canvas. artmajeur.com/naomi-czupryna.
Eternal Rhythms ©Naomi Czupryna. Mixed media oil on canvas. artmajeur.com/naomi-czupryna.
Satellite view Duxbury Bay The Visitors Arrival or Little Horseshoes on Paper ©Joseph Hatfield. ebay user ID: hs10p.
Hidden Dangers of the Sea ©Joseph Hatfield. Collage. Etsy seller: Joelibra.
Horseshoe Crab Creations Wall Installation ©Joseph Hatfield. Mixed media.
Following the Flower Moon ©Joseph Hatfield. Mixed media. FaceBook Group: Green Harbor Artists.
When the Moon is Full and the Tide is High ©Pat Collins. acrylic, spray paint on canvas. patriciacollinsart.com.
A Humorous Find in Wellfleet, MA ©Andrew Geller. Photograph.
Release the Horseshoe ©Lorraine M. Beauregard. Acrylic on gessoed wood.
*Moving with the Tide ©Andrea Plate. Origami. www.flickr.com/photos/155906485@N03/.
*Blue Blood, Life Blood ©Pat Collins. Cut Yupo paper, acrylic, on canvas. patriciacollinsart.com.
Horseshoe Crab Lying in the Surf ©Heather Long-Roise. Acrylic. Heatherlongart.com.
From Bait to Big Pharma ©Tracy McCoey. Cyanotype diptych. tracymccoey.art.
Harvesting ©Tracy McCoey. Ceramics stoneware. tracymccoey.art.
Ventral and Dorsal ©Tracy McCoey. Copper etching on Fabriano 5. tracymccoey.art.
*The Costs ©TracyMcCoey. Photo Intaglio on Somerset. tracymccoey.art.
Impressions ©Tracy McCoey. Copper plate relief print. tracymccoey.art.
Love Horseshoe Crab ©Robert Leal. Acrylic.
*Hour Glass ©Robert Leal. Acrylics.
*Keep On Keeping On ©Robert Leal. Acrylics.
Horseshoe in Hot Water! ©Robert Leal. Acrylics.
Their Fate is in the Air ©Robert Leal. Acrylics.
In Quonochonotaug Pond ©Suzanne McLeod. Acrylic on canvas. suzannemcl.com.
*The Moon in May Loves Horseshoe Crabs ©Susan McLeod. Acrylic on canvas. suzannemcl.com.
*Arrival - Gifts From Above ©D. Peter Collins. Photograph.
A Record Catch ©D. Peter Collins. Photography.
Jewel Among the Rocks © D. Peter Collins. Photography.
*The Limulus Ceiling at The Xiphosura Catheral ©D. Peter Collins. Photography.
Horseshoe Crab Rescue 2 ©Bernie Murphy.
Horseshoe Crab Rescue 3 ©Bernie Murphy.
Horseshoe Crab Rescue 4 ©Bernie Murphy.
Horseshoe Crab Rescue ©Bernie Murphy.
*Blue Blood ©Laura Westover. House paint on plywood. @laura_a_westover.
*Tidal Dance ©Kathleen Johnson Miller. Acrylic paint on horseshoe crab shell.
And What Is So Rare As A Day in June? ©Kathleen Johnson Miller. Watercolor paint, glue, ink.
*Seaforms ©Kathleen Johnson Miller. Acrylic paint and sticks.
*Imperative ©Kathleen Johnson Miller. My own stencils and printing ink.
I, Horseshoe ©Kathleen Johnson Miller. Acrylic paint.
*Just Flip 'Em ©Jennifer DesAutels. Watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. studiojcd.com.
The Life of a Horseshoe Crab ©Lillian Annette Rankin. Watercolor. lilli_rankin7.
*Exoskeleton ©Lillian Annette Rankin. Ceramics. lilli_rankin7.
*Immortality ©Alissa OBrien. Pyrography and resin on live edge wood. 4Gebdesign.com.
Reliance ©Heidi Mayo.
*Timelines ©Heidi Mayo.Mixed media. heidimayo.com.
*Resilience ©KeelyFarrell. Embossed metal on wood. madeinmanomet.com.
Untitled Horseshoe Crab #3 ©SIlke Hase. Photography. @BostonClick.
*Don't Hold Me This Way ©Myleigh Sylvia. Acrylic painting.
Untitled Horseshoe Crab #5 ©Silke Hase. Cyanotype made from a digital negative, printed on a 6” x 6” piece of old cotton scrap. @BostonClick.
*A Living Wonder ©Sue Casey. Mixed media. @sbcaseyart.
*Golden Horseshoe ©Cadence Beauregard. Acrylic.
*Blackbird Gorging on Horseshoe Crab Eggs ©Janet MacCausland.Photograph: dye sublimation on metal. mermaidenstudio.net.
*Change the Tide ©Janet MacCausland. Digital artwork. mermaidenstudio.net.
*Crowded Courtship ©Janet MacCausland. Photography dye sublimated on metal aluminum. mermaidenstudio.net.
Horseshoe Crab Pair ©Janet MacCausland. Photograph: dye sublimation on metal. mermaidenstudio.net.
Horseshoe Crab Shell in Sun ©Janet MacCausland. Photography dye sublimated on aluminum. mermaidenstudio.net.
*Sunrise Emergence ©Michael Koren. Photograph printed on aluminum. michaelkorenphotography.com.
*Survival Moon ©Carol Schwartz. Gouache. csillustration.com.
Moving House ©Laura Puopolo. Photography. lauraedsonimages.com.
To Infinity. . .and Beyond! ©Laura-Puopolo. Photograph. lauraedsonimages.com.
Summer Home ©Laura Puopolo. Photograph. lauraedsonimages.com.
*Cycles ©Mike Lamson. Acrylic on wood. instagram.com/lamson_mike.
Living Fossil ©Katherine Hurxthal. Gelli pad print, acrylic. [email protected].
*Catch of the Day ©Sherri VandenAkker. Photography. thingswithwingspix.com.
*Primordial Battle ©Sherri VandenAkker. Photography. thingswithwingspix.com.
*Food Chain ©Sherri VandenAkker. Digital photography. thingswithwingspix.com.
Moving Wood ©Kathryn Anzora. Acrylic paint. @katyanzora.
Into the Blue ©Patricia Dysart. Acrylic paint. dysartstudio.com.
A Walk on the Beach ©Katherine Hurxthal. Acrylic. [email protected].
*Monomoy Horseshoe Crabs ©Regina Peters. Acrylic.
*I’m On My Way ©Katharine LiBretto. Screen print. katlibretto.com.
Untitled ©Adam Augello. Mixed media. @adamaugello_art.
When the Moon is Full and the Tide is High ii ©Patricia Collins. Acrylic on cut Yupo paper. patriciacollinsart.com.
*Survival Cycle '22 ©Patricia Collins. Cut paper mounted on acrylic on paper. patriciacollinsart.com
*Bronze Cast Horseshoe Crab ©Rachel Maguire. Bronze cast from a wax model.
*On the Move © Lori Fopiano. Mixed media (collage and acrylic). Fopiano_Art.
Limulus Illuminated ©Edwina Rissland. Photography. Fopiano_Art.
*Blood from a Stone ©Debi Gardiner. Paperclay, glass & stone beads, glass vial. gardinerdesign.com.
Horseshoe Crab 1 ©Roach-Evans. Watercolor on Aquabord. jroachevans.com.
*Horseshoe Crab 2 ©J. Roach-Evans. Watercolor and gouache on Arches paper. jroachevans.com.
Horseshoe Crab Study ©J. Roach-Evans. Watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. jroachevans.com.
H is for Horseshoe Crab ©Cindy McEachern. Acrylic. Cindymceachern-13.
Horseshoe Crab Moving Onto the Shore ©Rick Simonson. Digital (Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop). ricksimonsonart.com.
*Horseshoe Crabs in an Ancient Ocean ©RickSimonson. Digital (Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop). ricksimonsonart.com.
*Ripple ©Kate Butler. Mixed media: cardboard, gouache, plastic bag, acrylic paint. @katelagb.
Horseshoe Crab 01 ©Patricia Kelliher. Photograph - 4x5 negative - black and white silver print.
Horseshoe Crab 02 ©Patricia Kelliher. Photograph - 4x5 negative - black and white silver print.
Horseshoe Crab 03 ©Patricia Kelliher. Photograph - 4x5 negative - black and white silver print.
*Horseshoe Crab Bottle Opener ©Matthew S. Hall. Brushed bronze. matthewhalloriginals.com.
Migration Paths ©Debbie-Munson. Horseshoe crab, beads, sand, clay.
Blue Blood Story ©Debbie Munson. Fabric, paint, paper, fringe.
*Full Moon ©Ava Varszegi. Graphite pencil. avavarszegi.com.
Swim in the Sea ©katherine hurxthal. Acrylic. [email protected].
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab ©Madison Sinagra. Watercolor and ink.
Missing ©Hilary Bachelder. Digital photography/archival pigment print. hilaryhoustonbachelder.com.
*Cover ©Hilary Bachelder. Archival pigment print. hilaryhoustonbachelder.com.
*Survival Cycle '22 ©Patricia Collins. Cut paper. patriciacollinsart.com.
Almost Gone ©Kathy Corcoran. Oil/acrylic. @squantumartist.
*Horseshoe Crab Bottle Openers ©Mathew Hall. Bronze and German silver. matthewhalloriginals.com.
Horseshoe Crab ©Pam Russell. Watercolor.
*Horseshoe Crab Sushi Set, Platter + 4 Bowls ©Craig-Crawford. Glazed earthenware. wanderlustceramics.com.
*Horseshoe Crab Serving Dish ©Craig Crawford. Glazed earthenware ceramics. wanderlustceramics.com.
Horseshoe Trilogy ©Larry Asaro. Inkjet prints matted and framed. alefthandedview.com.
*Let Me Out ©Lucia Gizzi. Pastels. PSHS Student.
*Horseshoe Crab Anatomy ©Tamara Leivramento. Pencil. PSHS Student.
Horseshoe Crabs Swimming in Primeval Waters ©Terri Cogbill.
A Little Askew ©Jennifer B Ridder. Photograph.
Like Seeing a Dinosaur! ©Mary Jane Calhoun-Donelan. Oil painting.
Limulus Polyphemus ©Mary Jane Calhoun-Donelan. Acrylic.
*Horseshoe Crab ©Monika de Vries Gohlke. Etching aquatint, with chine colle.
*Learning With Limulus ©Dave Grant. Ceramics of yearly growth stages of Cape Cod horseshoe crabs.
Arthropod Antics ©Jan Blanchard. Photography.
Horseshoe Crab ©Gretchen Moran. Ceramic and wood.
*Molts ©Beth Merry. Stoneware Clay.
*Horseshoe Crab 1975 ©Anthony Baker. Photograph.