BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Of Hares and Hope: An Artist Collaboration BEGIN:VEVENT UID:340212026-09-25 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 LOCATION:12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Beach DE 19971 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Bea ch DE 19971;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=12 Dodds Lane:geo:38.725028,-75.0858 86 GEO:38.725028;-75.085886 SUMMARY:Of Hares and Hope: An Artist Collaboration CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Works by Sarah Pavlik and Mark Harris September 25 through Octo ber 28\nOpening Reception: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 (5pm-7pm) Tubbs Ga llery\nArtistic collaboration can be a vital element in the creation of ar t\nand have engaged to bring new insights into our practice by conscious\n interchange of ideas\, practices and artistic vision with one another.\nTh e proposed exhibition is a product of that collaboration. Mark\nHarris is a print maker and poet. Sarah Pavlik is a mixed media and\nfiber artist. M ark draws his inspiration from the process of\nprintmaking\, the graphic n ature and universality of the work as well\nas from the exploration of hop e in spite of hopelessness. Sarah\ncreates through quilt making\, fiber\, and mixed media in search of\nbeauty in line\, shape\, color\, and surpris ingly\, hares. Both artists\ncan’t imagine their lives without the creat ive outlet of making\,\nexploring\, and playing. “What if?” is a famil iar phrase and inner\ndialogue in each of their pursuits. Sarah and Mark b egan a\ncollaboration early in 2025 to explore new ideas\, experiment with new\ntechniques and to add fresh perspectives to their art. What they did \nnot realize would be the excitement and surprise in each other’s\ninte rpretation of each other’s work. Their individual pieces have\nbeen enha nced by their frequent discussions\, diverse perspectives and\nvaried styl es. New techniques and mediums have continuously been\nexplored. Artists o ften work in isolation\, and this collaboration has\ngiven fresh ideas to each of their practices. Both Mark and Sarah have\nbeen creating with thei r mediums for over 25 years. As an Episcopal\nPriest\, Mark has witnessed human suffering and joy through the eyes of\ncommunities both domestically and internationally\, and in his artwork\,\nhe seeks to bring viewers som e sense of the remarkable resilience of\npeople who live in hope. He typic ally works in black and white and\nloves the graphic nature of the work. H e works to bring issues of\ndespair\, resistance\, and hope to light in hi s relief prints\, and he\nsearches to find expressions of hope despite hop elessness. These he\nsets to paper\, and now in collaboration with Sarah\, to cloth. When\nasked why he makes art\, it is difficult for him to come up with a\nconcise answer. “It’s an odd thing\, almost an addiction. A ll I\nknow is I must do this. It is all practice.” It does seem to bring \nhim peace. Sarah began sewing as a child and turned to quilt making\nwhi le grappling with the stress of raising a child with severe\ndisabilities. Her work took her to another place in her head\; a place\nwhere problems could be proposed and solved. It was gratifying. After\nmaking dozens of q uilts Sarah came upon a quilt artist named Nancy\nCrow and has been studyi ng with her since 2003\, spending the month of\nOctober each year since fi rst career retirement immersing herself in\nart practices with both Nancy and other accomplished artists through\nworkshops in Ohio. She has since m oved into surface design of fabric\,\npainting\, and collage\, always comi ng back to fiber and stitch\ncomponents. Mark and Sarah’s collaboration began with an exchange of\nimages and their current work in progress. Mark has been exploring the\ndynamics of despair\, resistance and hope through a series of\nwoodblocks and linocuts\, accompanying text and handmade boo ks. Sarah\nhas most recently been exploring abstract painting with dyes\, paints\,\nand soy-based pigment\, along with a series of expressive hares. Each\nof them viewed each other’s work and came up with alternative ide as\nto take the work further within their own discipline. From that\nbegin ning the collaboration has taken on an increasingly playful and\ncomplex l evel of interchange. Venue: Rehoboth Art League. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Works by Sarah Pavlik and Mark Harris Septembe r 25 through October 28 Opening Reception: Friday\, September 25\, 2026 (5 pm-7pm) Tubbs Gallery Artistic collaboration can be a vital element in the creation of art and have engaged to bring new insights into our practice by conscious interchange of ideas\, practices and artistic vision with one another. The proposed exhibition is a product of that collaboration. Mark Harris is a print maker and poet. Sarah Pavlik is a mixed media and fiber artist. Mark draws his inspiration from the process of printmaking\, the graphic nature and universality of the work as well as from the exploratio n of hope in spite of hopelessness. Sarah creates through quilt making\, f iber\, and mixed media in search of beauty in line\, shape\, color\, and s urprisingly\, hares. Both artists can’t imagine their lives without the creative outlet of making\, exploring\, and playing. “What if?” is a f amiliar phrase and inner dialogue in each of their pursuits. Sarah and Mar k began a collaboration early in 2025 to explore new ideas\, experiment wi th new techniques and to add fresh perspectives to their art. What they di d not realize would be the excitement and surprise in each other’s inter pretation of each other’s work. Their individual pieces have been enhanc ed by their frequent discussions\, diverse perspectives and varied styles. New techniques and mediums have continuously been explored. Artists often work in isolation\, and this collaboration has given fresh ideas to each of their practices. Both Mark and Sarah have been creating with their medi ums for over 25 years. As an Episcopal Priest\, Mark has witnessed human s uffering and joy through the eyes of communities both domestically and int ernationally\, and in his artwork\, he seeks to bring viewers some sense o f the remarkable resilience of people who live in hope. He typically works in black and white and loves the graphic nature of the work. He works to bring issues of despair\, resistance\, and hope to light in his relief pri nts\, and he searches to find expressions of hope despite hopelessness. Th ese he sets to paper\, and now in collaboration with Sarah\, to cloth. Whe n asked why he makes art\, it is difficult for him to come up with a conci se answer. “It’s an odd thing\, almost an addiction. All I know is I m ust do this. It is all practice.” It does seem to bring him peace. Sarah began sewing as a child and turned to quilt making while grappling with t he stress of raising a child with severe disabilities. Her work took her t o another place in her head\; a place where problems could be proposed and solved. It was gratifying. After making dozens of quilts Sarah came upon a quilt artist named Nancy Crow and has been studying with her since 2003\ , spending the month of October each year since first career retirement im mersing herself in art practices with both Nancy and other accomplished ar tists through workshops in Ohio. She has since moved into surface design o f fabric\, painting\, and collage\, always coming back to fiber and stitch components. Mark and Sarah’s collaboration began with an exchange of im ages and their current work in progress. Mark has been exploring the dynam ics of despair\, resistance and hope through a series of woodblocks and li nocuts\, accompanying text and handmade books. Sarah has most recently bee n exploring abstract painting with dyes\, paints\, and soy-based pigment\, along with a series of expressive hares. Each of them viewed each other ’s work and came up with alternative ideas to take the work further with in their own discipline. From that beginning the collaboration has taken o n an increasingly playful and complex level of interchange. Venue: Rehobot h Art League. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260812T224831Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR