Exhibitors

jgacreationsart.com, @jgacreations on Instagram & Facebook

JGA Creations crafts one-of-a-kind keepsakes, specializing in "painting with paper" to transform invitations, photos, and cherished memories into unique art. Each piece is handcrafted with meticulous detail, often incorporating elements like gemstones to create, never-replicated, Three-dimensional, and textured art that celebrates special moments

Pam is a past President and Director of the Essex Art Association, and a member of the Mystic, Lyme, Madison, and Guilford Art Associations. She has recently received several awards for her work, including Best of Show. One of her landscapes was selected as the Feature Painting at the Lyme Art Association. Five of her paintings depicting Connecticut’s farm animals are presently hanging in the Congressional Office Building in Washington, D.C.  Her landscape and barnyard subjects come from the farms and backyards of Montana and Connecticut, along with her landscapes and sunsets from the Connecticut River to the Rocky Mountains.

etsy.com/shop/StartWithaScribble

Matt is a full time graphic artist with a passion for art. His background in art comes from studying cartooning and illustration at the School of Visual Arts and he works in traditional and digital medium. He started his shop, Start with a Scribble, to offer his watercolor paintings to everyone. "Working in the greeting card industry I wanted to make my original paintings into cards that everyone can enjoy. His shop is a mix of hand-painted fine art and nautical decals."

ellengaube.com ‍@ellengaube on Instagram

Ellen is a lifelong resident of the northeastern United States. Always an artist, she developed her love of plants in her grandmother’s gardens and also pursued her scientific side by fossil-hunting in a nearby creek bed. Her focus is on the repetitive patterns and curved forms found in nature. 

sarahgroteart.com, @sarahgroteart on Instagram and @sarahgrotephoto on Facebook

Sarah is an award-winning photographer, painter, and author based in Connecticut. Her latest creative collaboration is with Ed Lent, Poet Laureate of Madison and creator of the Ekphrastic Poetry Trust of Connecticut, for the inspired writing workshop "Art Heals", held at Mercy by the Sea.  Her next collaborative mural project is for Gallery 66, featuring award-winning artists, and is set to be unveiled in May/June 2026.

austinleathers.com, @austinleathersphoto on Instagram

Austin is a storyteller who lives in the world he photographs. His deep‑sea craft and artistic eye combine to produce rare, evocative portraits of underwater labor—captured in grainy monochrome, rich with atmosphere and authenticity.