Murals & Installations

Sarah-Lee Terrat_Best_VT State Complex mural_Eric Bessette copy

Green and Gold - Vermont State Complex Detail

Sarah-Lee talking to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and Congressman Peter Welsh at the opening ceremony for the State Complex artwork.

Green & Gold Vermont State Complex Mural

Photo collage & latex. Former site of Vermont State Hospital. Inspired by a poem by a former mental patient & the history of the site.

Green and Gold - Vermont State Complex

View from top of the stairs

Childrens National Medical Center DC_TurtleFort

Acrylic on board. One of five paintings done for Children's National Medical Center in DC.

Childrens National Medical Center DC_Playing in the Birdcage

Acrylic on board. One of five paintings for Children's National Medical Center, DC

Childrens National Med Center DC_What Your Pets Do All Day

Acrylic on board. One of five paintings for Children's National Medical Center, DC

Bonaroo Music Festival

Latex on everything. I painted anything, everything...fences, TV news backdrops, signs, murals...for the first Bonoroo Music Festival in Tennesse.

Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour installation

I designed the tour experience at Ben & Jerry's factory in Waterbury, Vermont, as well as their scoop shops and office interiors.

Ben & Jerry's Solar Vaudville Tourbus

Vehicle paint. Traveling troubadours and scoopers lived on this contraption. A solar inflatable stage came out on site for shows and ice cream.

We Fix It Burlington Public Works Department

Latex on board. This mural was requested by the department as "rent" for using the Public Works garage painting bay for several mural projects. It hangs in the mechanics' lunchroom.

Waterbury Fire Dept Tribute Mural

Waterbury, VT Fire Dept requested an honorary piece, including portraits of their staff past and present, and spotlight on their activities beyond responding to local emergencies.

Waterbury Library Donor Tree Mural

Depicting donors and Dr. and Mrs. Janes, who long ago donated the orginal building for the library and town offices.

Washington Crossing Main Street Waterbury

Acrylic on board. Waterbury Public Library. After Tropical Storm Irene, with apologies to Emanual Leutz for his historic painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware.

Vermont State Fair Mural Series--Caledonia Fair

Latex on board. One of a series of 12 "photo opportunity" murals for annual fairs, commissioned by the State of Vermont.

Vermont State Fair Mural Series, Lamoille County Field Days

Latex on board. One of a series of 12 "photo opportunity" murals for annual fairs, commissioned by the State of Vermont.

Vermont State Fair Mural Series, Tunbridge Fair

Latex on board. One of a series of 12 "photo opportunity" murals for annual fairs, commissioned by the State of Vermont.

Vermont Children's Hospital at UVM Medical Center

Latex. Mural extends throughout pediatric ward hallways.

Vermont Children's Hospital at UVM Medical Center

Latex. Mural extends through pediatric ward hallways.

Stompin' Grounds Cafe, Washington DC

Latex. A "day in the life, 1910" of Eastern Market, the only open European style fresh market still active in DC.

My Grandfather Rode a Camel...

Resin, found objects, various writings. One of 75 individually designed floor tiles at NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT. Collaboration with Carolyn Shapiro Collaboration with artist Carolyn Shapiro

Draw a Circle...

Resin, found objects, various writings. One of 75 individually designed floor tiles at NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT. Collaboration with Carolyn Shapiro

This War Isn't About Oil

Resin, found objects, various writings. One of 75 individually designed floor tiles at NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT. Collaboration with Carolyn Shapiro. Collaboration with artist Carolyn Shapiro

Marge the Wind Goddess & Earth

Latex painted with found materials. Floor murals at NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT. Marge is my imaginary Goddess of Wind, created for NRG because the wind dieties that I researched for the project were violent and ill-mannered..Time to make our own. Photo by Carolyn Bates

Migratory Birds of Vermont

Metals, wire, wood, rocks, paper mache, acrylic. Hallway installation at NRG Systems, Hinesburg, VT Collaboration with artists Anne Lika & Carolyn Shapiro

Lake Champlain Chocolates retail store, Burlington, VT

Latex. One of several murals I painted in the company's factory/visitors' center and all retail stores.

Liquid Energy Restaurant, Burlington, VT

Latex. Two clients--partners--wanted very different things. This "two-layered'" mural was my solution. The background is one world, one palette, one energy, and the foreground another.

Lake Hopatcong Shopping Center, NJ

Latex on cinderblock wall. An early mural (1980-ish), depicting the side-wheeler SS Hopatcong, which criscrossed Lake Hopatcong in the 19th century.

Tradeshow booth, Fat Cat, Inc.

Carved foam and wood, latex. Introducing a new line of pet beds and toys based on a vegetable garden theme.

Fish & Taco Lantern

Papier Mache, bamboo, willow, latex. Created for River Of Light annual lantern parade, Waterbury, VT

Fletcher Free Library Outreach Van

Vehicle paint Burlington, VT

Fletcher Free Library Outreach Van

Vehicle paint Burlington, VT

One Drop. Echo Lake Aquarium & Science Center, Burlington, VT

Latex. Illustrating watersheds of the North American continent, and how conscious management of every drop of H2O matters.

Crossett Brook MS mural project

Group of students in front of their mural at Crossett Brook Middle School. Latex. Product of a two-week teaching residency.

Chicken Sailboat, Lake Champlain Sailing Center

Printed fabric. One of six sails commissioned to individual artists by Dealer.com, Burlington, VT.

Zeke & Apple Mural, Cold Hollow Cider Mill, Waterbury, VT

Latex. Zeke the donut guy is one of several imaginary Vermont characters scattered through the visitors' experience. The mural behind him depicts vintage apple varieties.

Erdine cutout mural, Cold Hollow Cider Mill, Waterbury, VT

Latex. Erdine the baker is one of several imaginary Vermont characters scattered through the visitors' experience.