BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:CONSTRUCTIONS BEGIN:VEVENT UID:274932025-07-27 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250727 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250728 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:CONSTRUCTIONS CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:All artists create work\, but only some construct it! Peninsula \nGallery’s July 2025 exhibition asks viewers to observe how five\nartis ts — Joseph Barbaccia\, Melanie Berry\, Peggy Black\, Carol\nLehmann\, J ason Lyons — piece together a puzzle of seemingly\narbitrary objects to create a whole work of art. This showcase\, which\ncombines 2-D and 3-D ar twork\, puts emphasis on the physicality of the\nart-making process\, allo wing visitors to explore the many intricacies\nfeatured in each of the 42 original works. “Constructions” is on\ndisplay from July 5th to the 27 th only at the Lewes-based gallery. \n     An opening reception will b e held on Saturday\, July 5\, from 5\nto 6:30 pm\, which is free and open to everyone. Enjoy a night out on\nthe town with whimsical art and complim entary food and drinks. Joseph\nBarbaccia is an artist working in a variet y of mediums from his home\nand studio in Georgetown\, DE. He is inspired by his personal history\nand the world around him\, using his art as a me ans to grapple with and\nmake sense of his experiences. His artistic proce ss involves\nexperimentation and exploration\, pushing the boundaries of h is chosen\nmedium. Joe constructs the works for this show through Polymer Clay\, a\nversatile and forgiving medium that allows him to create intrica te\ndetails and textures in his art. He uses the medium to create a\nvarie ty of scenes\, including animal portraits\, local landscapes\, and\nstill lives\, as well as a special stained glass-style piece. Melanie\nBerry beg an her career as a time-based media artist\, focusing on\ncreating films t hat reflected daily life as rhythmic sequences of\ncolor and shape. Eventu ally\, she moved away from filmmaking and\ntowards practical artmaking. Sh e uses common\, everyday materials to\ncreate pieces with strong ties to d ecorative art and popular craft.\nAlthough repurposed\, her materials are still recognizable as objects\nmade for another use\, suggesting that mean ing and value can be found\nby looking at something in a different way. In this exhibition\,\nMelanie’s mosaic designs are rooted in the Gibson Gi rl archetype —\na century-old symbol of idealized womanhood preserved in the American\npsyche and reproduced on the china plates that are broken a nd\nreassembled to make each artwork.  Margaret Black is a full-time\ntex tile studio artist in rural Jenner Township\, Pennsylvania\, who\nstudied under acclaimed quilter Nancy Crow for 10 years. She is an\nimprovisationa l machine piecer\, creating original art without using\nrulers or measurem ents. Rhythm and repetition\, as well as abstract\nline patterning\, are a t the core of her designs. During the past\nseveral years\, she has been d yeing her own fabrics using wringer\nwashers and MX dyes. Additionally\, s he also utilizes surface design\ntechniques using thickened dyes with scre en printing\, paper\nlamination\, monoprinting\, and shibori. For “Const ructions\,”\nMargaret is featuring two extra-large quilt works from her\ n“Critter” series. These pieces — one monochromatic and the other\na colorful explosion of rust\, plum\, and navy — use geometric shapes\nan d patchwork to create striking wall-hanging art.   Largely\nself-taught\ , Carol Lehmann believes that the art of craft is not just\na ‘nice’ a ctivity — it transforms\, connects\, and empowers her to\nexplore differ ent mediums and techniques without reserve. Based near\nthe Delaware Bay\, her growing portfolio of work now includes works of\nencaustic\, collage\ , sculpture\, and creating unique copper enameled\njewelry. For this exhib ition\, Carol is displaying two different types\nof constructed art. Five pieces utilize collage to create whimsical\nscenes of famous artists’ ho mes\, which combine the famed artist’s\niconic style with Carol’s ecle ctic imagination. Her other five\npieces are 3-D sculptures that create th eir stories through found\nobjects and tucked-away details. Through an inh erent passion for the\ndiscarded object\, Jason Lyons has developed a uniq ue perspective and\ntalent to visually dissect\, re-interpret\, and then r e-purpose the\nmaterials found in his sculptures. He creates his work from discarded\,\nman-made objects that come together to form sculptures of na tural\nthings\, such as flowers\, birds\, fish\, and insects. He finds uni que\nshapes buried within the objects\, reinterpreting them into the\nanat omical structures that make up the larger work. \n“Constructions” is on display from July 5-27. Works from the show\ncan be previewed at www.pe ninsula-gallery.com and are available for\npre-sale.  The gallery is loca ted in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520\nEast Savannah Rd. Lewes\, DE\, and i s open Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3.\nVenue: Peninsula Gallery. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:All artists create work\, but only some constr uct it! Peninsula Gallery’s July 2025 exhibition asks viewers to observe how five artists — Joseph Barbaccia\, Melanie Berry\, Peggy Black\, Car ol Lehmann\, Jason Lyons — piece together a puzzle of seemingly arbitrar y objects to create a whole work of art. This showcase\, which combines 2- D and 3-D artwork\, puts emphasis on the physicality of the art-making pro cess\, allowing visitors to explore the many intricacies featured in each of the 42 original works. “Constructions” is on display from July 5th to the 27th only at the Lewes-based gallery.       An opening receptio n will be held on Saturday\, July 5\, from 5 to 6:30 pm\, which is free an d open to everyone. Enjoy a night out on the town with whimsical art and c omplimentary food and drinks. Joseph Barbaccia is an artist working in a v ariety of mediums from his home and studio in Georgetown\, DE. He is insp ired by his personal history and the world around him\, using his art as a means to grapple with and make sense of his experiences. His artistic pro cess involves experimentation and exploration\, pushing the boundaries of his chosen medium. Joe constructs the works for this show through Polymer Clay\, a versatile and forgiving medium that allows him to create intricat e details and textures in his art. He uses the medium to create a variety of scenes\, including animal portraits\, local landscapes\, and still live s\, as well as a special stained glass-style piece. Melanie Berry began he r career as a time-based media artist\, focusing on creating films that re flected daily life as rhythmic sequences of color and shape. Eventually\, she moved away from filmmaking and towards practical artmaking. She uses c ommon\, everyday materials to create pieces with strong ties to decorative art and popular craft. Although repurposed\, her materials are still reco gnizable as objects made for another use\, suggesting that meaning and val ue can be found by looking at something in a different way. In this exhibi tion\, Melanie’s mosaic designs are rooted in the Gibson Girl archetype — a century-old symbol of idealized womanhood preserved in the American psyche and reproduced on the china plates that are broken and reassembled to make each artwork.  Margaret Black is a full-time textile studio artis t in rural Jenner Township\, Pennsylvania\, who studied under acclaimed qu ilter Nancy Crow for 10 years. She is an improvisational machine piecer\, creating original art without using rulers or measurements. Rhythm and rep etition\, as well as abstract line patterning\, are at the core of her des igns. During the past several years\, she has been dyeing her own fabrics using wringer washers and MX dyes. Additionally\, she also utilizes surfac e design techniques using thickened dyes with screen printing\, paper lami nation\, monoprinting\, and shibori. For “Constructions\,” Margaret is featuring two extra-large quilt works from her “Critter” series. Thes e pieces — one monochromatic and the other a colorful explosion of rust\ , plum\, and navy — use geometric shapes and patchwork to create strikin g wall-hanging art.   Largely self-taught\, Carol Lehmann believes that the art of craft is not just a ‘nice’ activity — it transforms\, con nects\, and empowers her to explore different mediums and techniques witho ut reserve. Based near the Delaware Bay\, her growing portfolio of work no w includes works of encaustic\, collage\, sculpture\, and creating unique copper enameled jewelry. For this exhibition\, Carol is displaying two dif ferent types of constructed art. Five pieces utilize collage to create whi msical scenes of famous artists’ homes\, which combine the famed artist ’s iconic style with Carol’s eclectic imagination. Her other five piec es are 3-D sculptures that create their stories through found objects and tucked-away details. Through an inherent passion for the discarded object\ , Jason Lyons has developed a unique perspective and talent to visually di ssect\, re-interpret\, and then re-purpose the materials found in his scul ptures. He creates his work from discarded\, man-made objects that come to gether to form sculptures of natural things\, such as flowers\, birds\, fi sh\, and insects. He finds unique shapes buried within the objects\, reint erpreting them into the anatomical structures that make up the larger work .  “Constructions” is on display from July 5-27. Works from the show can be previewed at www.peninsula-gallery.com and are available for pre-sa le.  The gallery is located in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520 East Savanna h Rd. Lewes\, DE\, and is open Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3. Venue: Peninsu la Gallery. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260625T154323Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR