The Reef Institute is proud to roll out a new collaboration with small businesses and local artists in a partnership that supports our community and raises awareness for our at-risk reef tract. You can support us by shopping our partners products or services or by visit the collaborating partners physical or online store. We are so thankful for our Artists For Our Reefs!
Give the gift of saving coral by shopping through our collaborative partners below!
255 US-1, Tequesta, FL 33469
https://carvesurfandcoffee.com/
Carve Surf & Coffee (“Carve”) was created by two local girls who had the desire to open a store that reflects their own active lifestyles and love for the ocean. Their passion for coffee came from early morning dawn patrols and their unwavering love for a perfectly crafted cup of specialty coffee.
Recognizing a need in local surf shops for both sustainable products and the opportunity to experiment with surfboards, Carve sells eco-friendly surf accessories and offers a surf club membership. The club quiver includes a variety of unique & custom surfboards made by local shapers and certified by Sustainable Surf as ECOBOARDS.
To support The Reef Institute, purchase A Coral Cappuccino when you visit Carve! Proceeds from the Coral Cappuccino benefit our organization.
SARAH LAPIERRE, THICK PAINT
https://www.sarahlapierre.com/
Sarah LaPierre (Florida, 1991) is a painter based in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has been exhibiting with fine arts festivals and galleries throughout the state for over 10 years. Her heavily textured and vibrantly colorful paintings are inspired by her love of local flora and fauna and spending time outside, viewing each painting as an act of discovery, appreciation, and celebration of the subject. As a second generation artist Sarah’s late father, Joseph LaPierre, remains one of the biggest influences to her work, having passed down the love of palette knife techniques which has become a principal characteristic of her "thick paint" impasto style.
THE HAPPY SEA
Meet Owyn! The creative behind The Happy Sea. Owyn likes to think of The Happy Sea as my love letter to the ocean. Ever since she was little, the ocean has been her refuge. Her first word as a child was 'beach' (true story) and as the years went on her love for the ocean never diminished. She went on to attend college at Florida Atlantic University to pursue a degree in Marine Biology but ended up combining her passion for graphic design and marine conservation and within a years time The Happy Sea was created!
Shop the “Save The Coral Save The Coast” sticker pack to support The Reef Institute! We are so thankful for Owyn’s generous collaboration with our organization!