BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Abstract Constructions | Art Exhibition BEGIN:VEVENT UID:356092026-05-30 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531 LOCATION:520 East Savannah Road\nLewes DE 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=520 East Savannah Road\nLew es DE 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=520 East Savannah Road:geo:38.777734 ,-75.136051 GEO:38.777734;-75.136051 SUMMARY:Abstract Constructions | Art Exhibition CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:    The work of seven artists comes together at the Peninsula \nGallery to showcase abstract work utilizing paper\, mixed media\, and\nf abric collage. After having met while participating in workshops at\nthe C row Timber Frame Barn in Ohio\, these abstract artists discovered\nthat th ey share commonalities among their work\, making them ideal\ncompanions fo r a group exhibition. “Abstract Constructions\,” which\nruns from May 30 to June 21\, features pieces by Peggy Black\, Elizabeth\nBrandt\, Julia Graziano\, David Hornung\, Sarah Pavlik\, Paul Rosenblatt\,\nand Karen Sc hulz.       An opening reception will be held on\nSaturday\, June 6\, f rom 5:00 to 6:30 pm\, which is free and open to\neveryone. Please note tha t the reception will take place the weekend\nafter the show opens.       All of the artists in “Abstract\nConstructions” are driven by curio sity\, creating work through a\nprocess-based practice where a piece begin s with an unknown outcome.\nPaying attention to formal design elements\, b ut working intuitively\nwithout a plan\, their hope is to be surprised by the creative process.\nThey have all exhibited both nationally and interna tionally\, with work\nin private and public collections. Numerous accompli shments\, including\nsolo shows\, Quilt National prize-winning pieces\, an d being part of\ntraveling international exhibitions\, are part of their l ist of\naccolades.        Fiber artist Peggy Black returns to the\nPen insula Gallery with work using a variety of mediums and techniques.\nPeggy describes her practice of surrounding herself with cut-out\,\ntorn\, and found papers\, with snippets and remnants of fabric. She\narranges and rea rranges the little parts until they become stories in\nher imagination.       Elizabeth Brandt\, of Michigan\, is a former\ngraphic designer who worked in advertising and illustration until she\nbegan working as a full- time artist in 2010. Elizabeth creates\nabstract sewn and collaged work us ing stitching as an expressive\nelement\, one that doesn’t just hold the elements together but adds\ntexture\, color and dimension\, resulting in sculptural pieces.\nElizabeth was recently featured in the book Cloth: 100 Artists by Lena\nCorwin.       Julia Graziano of Upstate NY and Cape C od is a\ncontemporary artist who brings the excitement of exploring shape\ ,\ndesign\, color\, and texture to her collage work. As a fiber artist\,\n Julia uses collage to inspire her large art quilts. She plays with\nfragme nts of cloth and found and hand-painted paper. While Julia is\nworking\, a conversation begins to take place between the line and\nshape\, to which she responds.        David Hornung is a New\nYork-based mixed media ar tist. He has been teaching for over 50 years\nand was a former professor a t several universities\, including the\nRhode Island School of Design. For the past 13 years\, David has been\nteaching classes in color\, collage\, painting\, and design at workshop\nvenues in the US and abroad. He is the author of Color: A Workshop for\nArtists and Designers\, a practical colo r theory textbook that is used\nin art schools around the world.       Known for her large art\nquilts\, Lewes artist Sarah Pavlik is a regular e xhibitor at Peninsula\nGallery. In “Abstract Constructions\,” Sarah mo ves away from the\nfiber pieces the locals know her for. In an effort to c onstantly\nevolve her practice\, her new work is fabric and paper collages . Her\nartistic process typically involves using a motif or configuration as\ninspiration in creating a piece. Sarah explores the possibilities\,\no ften improvising to create new configurations. Inspired by abstract\ncompo sition\, Sarah’s goal is to create a composition that evokes\nmovement\, tension\, and the viewer’s desire to continue to look at\nthe work.        Interested in the relationship between art and\narchitecture\, Pa ul Rosenblatt is an artist and architect based in\nPittsburgh\, Pennsylvan ia. A graduate of Yale University and a former\nprofessor of architecture at Carnegie Mellon University\, Paul founded\nthe architectural practice S pringboard Design\, which focuses on\nhelping organizations that help othe rs. Having little time for art\nwith his work\, Paul found his way back in to the art world during COVID\nwhen he was able to double down on creative endeavors. Paul’s\nbackground and practice in architecture give him a u nique perspective\non the relationship between paintings and space. His cu rrent work\nexplores the theme of inside/outside\, comfort vs. claustropho bia\,\nurban rooms and landscapes\, seeking to represent their\ninterrelat ionships.       Karen Schulz’s works have been\ndescribed as sophisti cated\, elegant\, and lively\, with notable\nattention to detail and craft smanship. Her work references a careful\nconsideration of line\, shape\, c olor\, and texture\, resulting in images\nthat seem to invite the viewer t o enter and linger. A retired\npsychotherapist\, Karen has devoted herself to a full-time art practice\nsince 2012\, studying with many notable arti sts in the field of\ncontemporary quilt making as well as mixed media work . Each medium\ninfluences the other as she works back and forth between he r sewing\nmachine and mixed media\, sometimes merging the two worlds. Venu e:\nPeninsula Gallery. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:    The work of seven artists comes together at the Peninsula Gallery to showcase abstract work utilizing paper\, mixe d media\, and fabric collage. After having met while participating in work shops at the Crow Timber Frame Barn in Ohio\, these abstract artists disco vered that they share commonalities among their work\, making them ideal c ompanions for a group exhibition. “Abstract Constructions\,” which run s from May 30 to June 21\, features pieces by Peggy Black\, Elizabeth Bran dt\, Julia Graziano\, David Hornung\, Sarah Pavlik\, Paul Rosenblatt\, and Karen Schulz.       An opening reception will be held on Saturday\, Ju ne 6\, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm\, which is free and open to everyone. Please n ote that the reception will take place the weekend after the show opens.       All of the artists in “Abstract Constructions” are driven by curiosity\, creating work through a process-based practice where a piece b egins with an unknown outcome. Paying attention to formal design elements\ , but working intuitively without a plan\, their hope is to be surprised b y the creative process. They have all exhibited both nationally and intern ationally\, with work in private and public collections. Numerous accompli shments\, including solo shows\, Quilt National prize-winning pieces\, and being part of traveling international exhibitions\, are part of their lis t of accolades.        Fiber artist Peggy Black returns to the Peninsu la Gallery with work using a variety of mediums and techniques. Peggy desc ribes her practice of surrounding herself with cut-out\, torn\, and found papers\, with snippets and remnants of fabric. She arranges and rearranges the little parts until they become stories in her imagination.       E lizabeth Brandt\, of Michigan\, is a former graphic designer who worked in advertising and illustration until she began working as a full-time artis t in 2010. Elizabeth creates abstract sewn and collaged work using stitchi ng as an expressive element\, one that doesn’t just hold the elements to gether but adds texture\, color and dimension\, resulting in sculptural pi eces. Elizabeth was recently featured in the book Cloth: 100 Artists by Le na Corwin.       Julia Graziano of Upstate NY and Cape Cod is a contemp orary artist who brings the excitement of exploring shape\, design\, color \, and texture to her collage work. As a fiber artist\, Julia uses collage to inspire her large art quilts. She plays with fragments of cloth and fo und and hand-painted paper. While Julia is working\, a conversation begins to take place between the line and shape\, to which she responds.        David Hornung is a New York-based mixed media artist. He has been teac hing for over 50 years and was a former professor at several universities\ , including the Rhode Island School of Design. For the past 13 years\, Dav id has been teaching classes in color\, collage\, painting\, and design at workshop venues in the US and abroad. He is the author of Color: A Worksh op for Artists and Designers\, a practical color theory textbook that is u sed in art schools around the world.       Known for her large art quil ts\, Lewes artist Sarah Pavlik is a regular exhibitor at Peninsula Gallery . In “Abstract Constructions\,” Sarah moves away from the fiber pieces the locals know her for. In an effort to constantly evolve her practice\, her new work is fabric and paper collages. Her artistic process typically involves using a motif or configuration as inspiration in creating a piec e. Sarah explores the possibilities\, often improvising to create new conf igurations. Inspired by abstract composition\, Sarah’s goal is to create a composition that evokes movement\, tension\, and the viewer’s desire to continue to look at the work.        Interested in the relationship between art and architecture\, Paul Rosenblatt is an artist and architect based in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Yale University and a f ormer professor of architecture at Carnegie Mellon University\, Paul found ed the architectural practice Springboard Design\, which focuses on helpin g organizations that help others. Having little time for art with his work \, Paul found his way back into the art world during COVID when he was abl e to double down on creative endeavors. Paul’s background and practice i n architecture give him a unique perspective on the relationship between p aintings and space. His current work explores the theme of inside/outside\ , comfort vs. claustrophobia\, urban rooms and landscapes\, seeking to rep resent their interrelationships.       Karen Schulz’s works have been described as sophisticated\, elegant\, and lively\, with notable attentio n to detail and craftsmanship. Her work references a careful consideration of line\, shape\, color\, and texture\, resulting in images that seem to invite the viewer to enter and linger. A retired psychotherapist\, Karen h as devoted herself to a full-time art practice since 2012\, studying with many notable artists in the field of contemporary quilt making as well as mixed media work. Each medium influences the other as she works back and f orth between her sewing machine and mixed media\, sometimes merging the tw o worlds. Venue: Peninsula Gallery. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260530T091719Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR