Our Community Herd

Oscow Wild

by Jeff & Betsey Cooley, Owners of The Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Impressive and stately Oscow Wild is predator on one side, prey on the other. A clever play on the relationship and interdependence between all species from our friends at the Cooley Gallery, purveyors of American art.

Oscow Wild (verso)

Claudia Moo-net

by Lucy Filiatreault, Artist and Student
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Lucy is a Niantic, CT native artist and current student at Savannah College of Art and Design studying concept design. Claudia Moo-net is inspired by Impressionist works such as Monet’s Water Lilies series, infused with a modern sensibility (and a little bit of iridescent sheen).

Kusama Cow

by students of The Friendship School, led by Visual Art Educator Lisa Freeman, with assistance from Ella T. Grasso Technical High School students; Waterford and Groton

Kusama Cow is inspired by beloved artist Yayoi Kusama and her exuberant use of polka dots. Her neighborly bovine pal was also created by students from the school. After painting was complete, students from Grasso Tech High School helped seal this pair with an industrial grade automotive sealant!

Ferdinand

by Paul Michael, Gallery Director & Curator at the Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
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Our next door neighbors at the LAA were inspired to create a picturesque floral calf by the much-loved children’s book Ferdinand by Munro Leaf.

Vincent van Moo

by the Peppermint Ridge Neighborhood, Old Lyme, led by the Linden-Constantine Family

Vincent likes to lay in the grass and look up at the beautiful Old Lyme sky, both by sunny day and by starry night. He enjoys daydreaming amid the clouds and floating away in the stars. With the beauty of the Connecticut coastline as his muse, he is carefree and loyal to this place he calls home. Don’t forget to make a wish!

Vincent van Moo (verso)

America at 250: A National History More Complicated Than Just Black & White

by Matthew Greene Marshall, Curator of Education at The William Benton Museum of Art

The silhouettes on Matthew’s America at 250 are inspired by our country’s long and complex history. To learn more about each of the symbols the artist selected, please visit this link.

Rainbow Cow

by students of the Old Lyme Children’s Learning Center, led by Dana Gatchek, Director, 57 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

This cow was created with love by the many hands (and feet!) of our young friends at the Old Lyme Children’s Learning Center. It spreads positivity wherever it goes!

Students and Staff of the OLCLC and Florence Griswold Museum

Literacy Cow

by Nike Desis, Teen Librarian at the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Old Lyme Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme, and friends Naomi C, Vinny P, Roger C, Jackson C, Conor B, Josephine S, Jamie M, Nathan K, Cole P, and Kaylee B
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Literacy Cow is made, appropriately enough, from the pages of an old dictionary! Seeing the project being created an adult patron offered these puns:

Have you HERD about the Library? It is UDDERLY awesome.
Paper MOOche
Phoebe BeHOOVES you to read
To err is human, to read is BOVINE.

Annabelle

by Pat Procko, Artist and Author

Pat’s Annabelle was the first community cow to come back to the Museum – this beauty just couldn’t wait to be here on our verdant grounds! She is a sweet young calf who loves to be amongst the flowers and always has a smile on her face.

Jackson Cowlick and Little Cow Peep

by Julie Garvin-Riggs, Artist and Florence Griswold Museum Manager of Youth Education and Outreach, and Jeff and Betsey Cooley, Owners of The Cooley Gallery

Jackson Cowlick is inspired by Julie’s popular monthly Art•Bar series on select Thursday evenings at the Museum. A recent project was creating canvases using the drip and pour techniques made famous by Jackson Pollock. Her cow creation is accompanied by young Little Cow Peep by the Cooleys. Perhaps one day Peep will grow up to look just like her patterned mother!

Blossom

by Rita Rivera, Artist and Owner, Love & Pop Design + Communications
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Blossom (AKA Moo Life in Pink) is a real wow of a cow. The brainchild of a multitalented multimedia artist, she sports more than 60 (!) lightweight clay flowers in ombré shades of Rita’s signature pink. We are too lucky she is gracing our grounds with her beauty!

Pollinator Cow

by summer campers at The Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, Connecticut Audubon Society, led by Alisha Milardo, Director, 100 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Save the bees! Our next door neighbors at the RTP are helping spread the word about the importance of pollinators in our communities with this adorable flower handprint cow.

Pollinator Cow (verso)

Angus von Glitter

by the Strekel Family (Matt, Leslie, Grace, and Oliver) of Lyme. Matt is Director of Development at the Florence Griswold Museum

Angus von Glitter spends his days radiating light and joy everywhere he goes. Who doesn’t love a little sparkle in their lives? His eyes sparkle as he dances amongst the flowers, alighting upon rainbows and playing with friendly butterflies. His glittery horns and spots shine brightly and there is surely never a dull moment when you are with him. Bits of the natural world, including moss, flower petals, dirt, herbs, and seeds keep him grounded.

Angus von Glitter (verso)

Hatch

by Samuel Swap, Artist, Illustrator, Author, and Florence Griswold Museum Educator
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Hatch shows Sam’s talents at all things nature-inspired design. A storyteller and lifelong enthusiast for the beauty of the shoreline, Sam is particularly inspired by the works of artist Thomas Nason in the Museum’s collections. He helps teach young minds the joy of artmaking in our Education programs throughout the year, both onsite and via community outreach.