Maine Artist Fellowship & The Coastal Maine Recordings

The Maine Artist Fellowship

When I was awarded a Maine Artist Fellowship from the Maine Arts Commission, I was working on a coastal sound series, recording both in Maine and in the Arctic.  But because of the pandemic, I focused on recording closer to home-- up and down the long peninsulas on the coast of Maine.

The Coastal Maine Recordings

After years of listening to and recording navigational bell buoys from the shore, I had the idea to record them—from out on the water.  Then, I had to find someone to boat me out.

While searching for bell buoys in Casco Bay, I discovered that there are three kinds of sounding buoys: the bell buoy, the gong buoy and the whistle buoy.  Each buoy creates sound by the motion of the water and the wind. 

Yankee magazine profiled my coastal sound work, the boat trip, and capturing those striking sounds:

The Listener: Sound Artist Dianne Ballon

Coastal Sound Recording Presentations:

I am presenting the coastal sound recordings I made over the fellowship year, in person or via Zoom. To sponsor a presentation and for more info:

The Art of Sound: Recordings on the Coast of Maine