Inside the Artist's Studio
TraillWorks 2012 Calendar
2012 Calendar Cover, Sacco, ©2011 TraillWorks
$16.50 / each
Impress someone for twelve months with the annual TraillWorks calendar. New this year, the calendar features nine guest artists' work,
including Jennie Traill Schaeffer. Click here to view the calendar back with thumbnails of the artwork. 12 months and 12 spectacular artworks make for 28 glossy pages in this year's calendar, including
federal and religious holidays. Calendars are shrink-wrapped for easier
gift giving and shipping. Come into TraillWorks to get your copy or order online now! Copies are limited.
Wedding Cake Portrait Commissions
In progress Wedding Cake Portrait, Oil on Panel, 12" x 16",
©2011 Jennie Traill Schaeffer
Memory Drawing #1, 5.5"x4.5", conté on mat board,
©2011 Jennie Traill Schaeffer
Many new student pieces have been added to the "Student Work" album on TraillWorks' Facebook page. Below is just a small sample of the fantastic work the students create. Please continue to the "Student Work" album to view all the work.
Frogs Are Green entry - Madi Schwing, age 11
Frogs Are Green entry - Miles Shaw, age 7
Jennie discovered a fantastic organization called Frogs are Green, which was founded by a Jersey City graphic designer, Susan Newman, who is raising awareness of the importance of frogs to our ecosystems. The site is hosting an art contest around the theme, "It's Easy Being Green." Several of Jennie's student artists worked on pieces communicating the theme, with seven students completing and entering works. The winners will be
announced December 15, 2011 and featured in a blog post on Frogsaregreen.com. View the submissions from TraillWorks on our Facebook page.
Enrolling Now for Winter Session
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Register and enroll by December 15th and get a 5% discount. (You may purchase as many months as you'd like with the discount). Winter session begins January 3rd.
Attention parents and students at TraillWorks! The next trimester of lessons is quickly approaching. A few changes are being implemented starting in January.
New Sibling Discount - Pay only $8 registration for a second sibling.
NEW TUITION POLICY
To simplify your lesson payments, TraillWorks has decided to adopt a monthly payment schedule. You will pay the same rate for a month's worth of weekly lessons, regardless of the number of weeks in a month. That means, for months with five weeks, you get the fifth week free. If you join us mid-month, you'll pay the weekly rate until the start of the next month. For more information visit TraillWorks.
Registration and payment for January is due prior to your first lesson in January. Lessons begin January 3rd. Remember, our annual student exhibit is approaching in March, and keep in mind you can take advantage of open studio for extra work time.
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to one of our interns, Alyse DiBlasio. Alyse spent her fall semester planning our Holiday Exhibit, "Good Things, Small Packages". From corresponding with artists and the media, to putting in long hours with Jennie hanging artwork, she had quite a busy four months. She was an integral part of successfully getting two large group exhibits off the ground and running. Alyse is working towards her degree in Art History at East Stroudsburg University, hoping to finish by 2013. It's been a great pleasure to have her on the TraillWorks team and we wish her all the best on her future endeavors, and hope that she won't be a stranger! |
Good Things, Small Packages:
A TraillWorks' Holiday Exhibit
now through January 8
"Good Things, Small
Packages", celebrates giving the gift of handmade, featuring TraillWorks' guest
artists, old and new. Works range from paintings to prints,
fibers to ceramics, with every piece under $200 making everything a perfect gift for the holidays.
If you missed one, or both, of the openings to our holiday exhibit they were a smashing success. Great fun was had, many perfect gifts were found and delicious sliders and wings were enjoyed compliments of Trinity Lounge. This was our first exhibit hosting a private pre-sale event the evening before the public opening. It was well-attended and received great compliments, so we hope to continue this into the future. A special congratulations goes out to the following artists whose work found a cozy new home and helped make the holiday season a little more artful: Brenda Decker, David Ohlerking, Heidi Lanino, Jennie Traill Schaeffer, Joann Wells Greenbaum, and Martha C. Hall. There are still wonderful pieces left to take home this holiday season so make sure to stop into TraillWorks to find that perfect gift.
Special Holiday Hours
TraillWorks will be open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve for your
convenience and closing early so our team may celebrate with their
families. We will be closed Christmas and New Year's Days.
December 24th: 12 - 5pm
December 31st: 12 - 5pm
Season of Hope Toy Drive
Every year Project Self Sufficiency holds a 'Season of Hope Toy Drive' to collect toys for children in low-income families ages 0 to 18 in Sussex County. This year Project Self Sufficiency is hoping to collect 10,000 toys but they can't do it alone, so in the spirit of the holiday season and our love of giving back TraillWorks is helping out by being a drop off location for donated toys. You can drop off new toys to TraillWorks between now and the 15th.
Upcoming Events at TraillWorks
featuring Andrea Rosenfeld
December 10th 12-5pm
With each necklace purchased a pair of complimentary earrings will be made on premise by Andrea Rosenfeld!
On December 10th TraillWorks will play host to a wonderful jewelry artist, Andrea Rosenfeld, who joined TraillWorks some months ago with her Hot Rox collection. A professional artist & Reiki practitioner, Andrea Rosenfeld, creates one-of-a-kind sculptural art jewelry that can release stress and negativity, increase creativity and good physical health and stimulate love, weight loss and more. She is skilled in loom weaving, silk screening, photography, drawing, painting, ceramics, woodworking and now jewelry design, she makes use of a combination of techniques and eco-friendly materials while placing emphasis on texture, movement, negative space and playfulness as a main force in her creations. Using Reiki, she instills in her art, her personal message of hope and strength along with the crystal's ability to increase one's health. Andrea donates a percentage of all sales to charities and she's a committee member of the Komen Foundation, Central and Southern, NJ affiliate, in honor of her mother, Sheila, a two-time breast cancer survivor.
So come on into TraillWorks, meet the artist, see her work, and maybe even find the perfect gift or two just in time for the holidays.
Saturday, December 3,
2011 Sunday, December 4,
2011 10 AM to 9 PM 10 AM to 5 PM
On the picturesque boardwalk of Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey the 10th Annual Authentic Lake Mohawk German Christmas Market comes to life with two days of performances, merchants, German food and community. It's free to the public and all fees paid by vendors benefit local charities.
TraillWorks will have a presence during the market, located inside the ballroom, next to the Chocolaterie (a former Newton chocolate shop). An assortment of wearable art, jewelry and small artwork will be available throughout the weekend. Watch for some pop-up demos, time and space-permitting.
Spring Street is becoming a very exciting place to explore and savor. Especially now for the holidays, the street is decked out and ready to give you a memorable experience. Whether you're looking to shop, dine, or entertain we have it all. Like our new Facebook page, park for free in our many convenient parking lots, visit with Santa, and vote for your favorite holiday windows for a chance to win a gift basket valued at $200.
A new group to promote shopping locally on Spring Street has arrived! The New Spring Street Group was recently formed by several merchants and stakeholders to promote Newton, NJ as a destination. Kassandra Talmadge, TraillWorks' associate, was hired by the group to design a logo that communicated the idea Enjoy Newton NJ. She successfully created an upscale, bold image that clearly promotes Newton as a desirable destination. As part of their efforts to market the town, The New Spring Street group has launched a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/enjoynewtonnj, that members post on. Visit the page, like it, and follow all of the great events, promotions, and news on Spring Street.
The Newton Parking Authority is offering "Free Parking" now through January 1, 2012 in the following parking areas only: Lot #1 - Adams Street, Lot #3 - Western Plaza, Lot #4 - Central Plaza and Lot #5 - Eastern Plaza. So drive, park and shop safely!
Santa and Bright Holiday Lights
Santa will be visiting Spring Street on Saturday, December 10th from 1 - 4pm. He will make stops at Mother Moon Baby Boutique, An Open Book and Maxwell & Molly's for photo ops.
Throughout the holiday season, when you Enjoy
Newton NJ, vote for your favorite holiday windows (TraillWorks of course) - participating
merchants, including yours truly, have decked them out for a contest around the theme of Bright Holiday Lights. Vote every time
you shop for a chance to win a gift basket valued at $200. The winning
merchant and voter, selected on December 17th, will receive media exposure. |
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