Inside the Artist's Studio
St. Joseph's Mural
The submissions have been made and a final design chosen! If you've been following the design for the St. Jo's mural over the past year, she's made progress. Jennie hopes to begin transferring the mural to the walls of St. Joseph's school in the next few weeks. To see more detailed sketches of the windows check out our Facebook page.
Blank Canvas Benefit
©2012 Jennie Traill Schaeffer
The above piece is being created, in record timing, for the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and their annual "For Arts Sake" weekend Blank Canvas Benefit on April 21st. This particular piece of work by Jennie will be donated to the evening event and auctioned off during their fast paced bidding. To read more about the evening click here.
Commission In Progress
With everything that keeps Jennie busy, you'd wonder where she finds the time for it all, but she does and will continue to do so! The above sketch is a commission in progress that combines the client's love of cooking and pharmacy.
Don't miss Jennie At Krave
Now through April 19th, fourteen of Jennie Traill Schaeffer's originals are on exhibit at Krave Café and Caterers. So don't miss out! Krave is located at 102 Sparta Ave. in Newton, NJ and specializes in New American Cuisine.
So much new work has been created by TraillWorks' students that we're having a hard time keeping up with sharing it all with you! Below
are a few examples of the works they've done.
"Sunset" by Olivia Wilinski
Watercolor nearly complete by Kathy Cafasso
Continue to the Student Work album to view all their creativity.
4th Annual Student Show Recap
Miles Shaw and his prize winning snack
The Fourth Annual Student Exhibit was a great hit! TraillWorks would like to thank all the students, and their supporters, for participating and making the evening the success that it was. The NJ Herald even sent a photographer - TraillWorks got an amazing photo spread in March 12th's paper.
Participating students also had to submit artistically-presented snacks
for the reception. The submissions were outstanding this year and twice
we had to break a tie for the winners. We are pleased to announce, 1st
place went to Miles Shaw (above) for his tree cake, depicting a watercolor he
created; 2nd place went to Will Somma for his Picasso-inspired
self-portrait cake; 3rd place went to Carin Cali for her flowers in the
grass fruit tray; and a prize was awarded to Amanda Canova for voting in
the contest.
To read more about the wonderful evening check out the TraillWorks blog and visit our flickr album to see more photos.
Spaces Still Available for
Spring Art Lessons
If you missed signing up for winter lessons, we still have openings for the Spring. There are two spaces in our Thursday 4pm group (Age 7 - 12); we now have a Friday afternoon lesson for young children (Age 5 - 6) with spaces. If any of these interest you, please give us a call - 973-383-1307. Learn more about lessons on our web site: www.traillworks.com.
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Growth, Renewal & Change
April 11th - June 9th
Opening Reception April 21st, 5-8pm
"Mother Earth" ©2012 Jennie Traill Schaeffer
$10 for $100 Pre-opening Event
We're thrilled to offer you an opportunity to PREVIEW the exhibit and save prior to the opening reception. Click here to print out a VIP Preopening Offer coupon for this event! Then visit our Flickr Album to view the work from the exhibit. If you're interested in making a purchase, please email or call us and we'll put a red dot on the work. We'd prefer to leave the work up through the opening reception, but if you'd rather take the work upon payment, you may!
This Spring exhibit will feature fifteen contemporary artists' personal
insights of "Growth, Renewal & Change". During the opening reception
artist,
Ron Hornung, will lead guests in the making of a communal "handala", a mandala made from hand tracings. The opening reception also falls on the same day as the Newton Theatre's show "The Machine". Make sure to get to TraillWorks early for parking!
Special thanks to this exhibit's art partner, The Plaza,
who will provide tasty eats for the reception. The Plaza is newly
reopened; visit them and the many terrific dining options on
Spring Street.
Featured Artists:
Phylis Barfoot, Brenda Decker, Joann Wells Greenbaum, Martha C. Hall, Ron Hornung, Heidi Lanino, Karin Lowney-Seed, Amanda Gordon Miller,
Kristin Muller, Marie Christine Murphy, David Ohlerking, Andrea Rosenfeld, Jennie Traill Schaeffer, Martha Traill Schaeffer, & Linda Vonderschmidt-LaStella
Upcoming Events At TraillWorks
"Handala" Workshop with Ron Hornung
Sunday May 6th | 10am - 3pm
Lunch provided by TraillWorks from Krave Cafe and Caterers
Student "Handala" in progress
Workshop Description:
Grow your creativity with TraillWorks and join us for a "Handala" workshop instructed by Ron Hornung.
This workshop will take a more humble, lighthearted approach to constructing "universes". Suitable for every level of artistic ability, this workshop aims to help participants discover patterns, relationships and unforeseen meanings in their own mandalas created by hand-tracings, a "handala". A mandala is a representation of the universe, chiefly characterized by circular configuration of geometric shapes. Because of the sophisticated arrangement of elements they are also useful in meditation.
Workshop Fees:
Material Fee: $10
Early bird registration (until midnight on April 8th): $125, use discount code EarlyBird
Registration after April 8th: $135
Deadline is midnight on April 29th
Get a taste for this workshop during our exhibit, Growth, Renewal & Change, opening on April 21st when Ron will guide attendees in the creation of a FREE communal "Handala". Ron will also be offering a follow-up workshop at TraillWorks in June called "Growing A Painting".
Tuesday's @ TraillWorks
Weekly Figure Drawing Open Studio
Practice, improve and define your figure drawing skills at TraillWorks every Tuesday evening with a live, nude model. Enjoy the cheerful, brightly lit gallery space from which to draw. BYO supplies, including charcoal, pastel, pencil, pen, ink, and conte. Paints and photography are not permitted. Limited seating is available; feel free to bring your own portable easel. Poses will be determined by the model and artists. Sessions are uninstructed. (18+ only)
Walk-ins are welcome.
D's Dogz
Located at 207 Spring Street, across from TraillWorks, D's Dogz offers up some of the best hot dogs in town. Great food, great prices and great service. So lets give them a warm welcome to the street.
Chamber Fest
Saturday April 14th (Rain date: April 21st)
11am - 3pm
The Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce hosts its second annual Chamber Fest right here on Spring Street. On April 14th Spring Street will be a hopping place to meet the local merchants and learn more about them. There will also be raffles and a People's Choice Award given to the highest voted booth.
Gallery News
New Jewelry
Here is just a sample of the new jewelry available now at TraillWorks! Click on the artist name to see more of their work on our Facebook.
Necklace: $40 Earrings: $24
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