Artist work: Peg Pennell, quilter
I am always amazed at the talent that we are surrounded by in the community. Peg Pennell is a gem and an educational and recreational quilter—however, I will refer to her as an international superstar. Her attention to detail, patience, and drive are awe inspiring and it was amazing to see how her use of technique, color and medium resonated with the residents.
The gallery changes quarterly bringing new fresh colors, textures, mediums to continue to stimulate life-long learning. From booking amazing artists, designing the gallery space, photographing the artist, providing graphic design services, developing a theme, laying out the PowerPoint for the artist talk, planning the reception menu—that reflects the artist’s work, to staging. This definitely fills my cup on a level that I had not anticipated, and I am happy to be apart of the multi-generational integration. The residents are able to view new artist works in the comfort of their home, as well as, interact with the artist at a talk and reception.