2nd Saturday - Tour of Art
Sept. 12 - 19th
Saturday September 12th, 2009
Events ongoing all day
3 - 4 pm TraillWorks -
Reflecting on Reflections: Painting Shiny Surfaces, FREE painting demonstration by artist, Jennie Traill Schaeffer
5 - 8pm - Meet the Artists & Free Live Music
For more information, visit: www.traillworks.com/currentevents.htm
Can't make it Saturday? TraillWorks will be open late, Monday, September 14th during the Taste of Newton.
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by Steve Butler
Meet Artist Steve Butler
Saturday, September 12th
5 - 8pm
These quirky pieces of furniture Butler calls
"Bread-side Tables" reuse vintage metal breadboxes and ottoman legs of
the post war industrial era. Though wood is his primary material,
Butler, Department Head of Woodworking at Peters Valley Craft Center in
Layton, NJ has been collecting breadboxes for several years. Related to
his interest in the modern movement as a furniture designer, they've
fueled the artist's recent interest in "giving new life to an old
object or transforming the object into something else, creating a
duality in use and purpose."
read about Steve on his blog.
"Bread-side Tables" by Steve Butler, now on exhibit at TraillWorks.
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September is Special
It's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Since my mom's college room mate, Barbara Salamy, passed away from ovarian cancer over two years ago, my awareness of this silent disease has risen. If detected early, survival rate is 90 - 95% but there is currently no early detection test. If you want to learn more about the symptoms of ovarian cancer, I have symptom cards at TraillWorks.
This morning my friend, Linda Hirsch and I hung teal ribbons around the town of Newton for Kaleidoscope of Hope, a non profit organization that raises funds and awareness for ovarian cancer research. It was part of their Turn the Towns Teal campaign which was started by Gail MacNeil, co-founder of KOH and past president, who recently passed away from her battle with ovarian cancer. If you see teal ribbons in your town, it's for ovarian cancer awareness.
SAVE THE DATE:
Friday, September 25th
7 - 9pm @ TraillWorks
GOLD HARD CASH PARTY
to support Kaleidoscope of Hope
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Featured Student Artists
Julia & Rachel Young
Skyscrapers, Marker & Soft Pastel, ©2009 Julia Young
Untitled, Marker & Soft Pastel,©2009 Rachel Young
These pieces mark Julia and Rachel's first artwork with me. Most of my students begin with a study of Harry, my over-sized rubber ducky. And, dependent of age and interest, the approach is treated very differently. I am astounded by the girls' handling of color!
see more student work on Facebook
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