TraillWorks: A Rare Opportunity to add Tony Lordi's Art to your Collection

Published: Tue, 06/21/16

Contemporary Artist & Art Teacher Jennie Traill Schaeffer
Tony Lordi: an incredible artist and a good friend 
Dear ,

Tony Lordi was a mentor to me when I lived in Newton. He was a gifted, energetic, and intelligent artist who had a knack for combining unrelated, seemingly unimportant objects. After he passed away in 2010, I wrote a blog about our relationship. That blog post still generates communication from people who have purchased his work.

Just a few weeks ago a collector, Roman Shapiro, contacted me through that post, looking to sell some of Tony's sculptures. He's leaving NJ in a couple of months, won't have room for them anymore, and wants them to find a good home. He's motivated to sell for the right price and I've agreed to help him (even though I would buy them all if I could).

Roman has seven of Tony's sculptures awaiting new owners, including one of his well-known "Empires," a sculptural homage to the iconic NY building. You can contact me with questions, but Roman will be arranging visits to the work and handling sales directly.  

They are really nifty pieces, and Tony was a remarkable person. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please forward the email or reach out to me
 
And the winners are . . . 

I recently ran two giveaways: one during the SOMA Studio Tour to new email subscribers, and one on Instagram, #GuessTheArt that I was including in the current WOAC Members Show which opened on Thursday at the Firehouse Gallery.

I'm thrilled to announce the winners are:

  • Jennifer from Maplewood won one of my woodcuts, Il Ponte Vecchio. 
  • Sybil from South Orange won a copy of my 2016 TraillWorks Calendar from my Instagram contest.
Congratulations ladies and thank you to everyone who entered! I'll be posting pics soon on Instagram and sharing new work soon.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
 
Where Else Can you See my Work? 
  • MAKING MATTERS Peters Valley - thru August 
  • GAELEN JURIED SHOW JCC - on exhibit thru 6/26
  • WOAC Members Show Firehouse Gallery - thru 7/12
        See the entire exhibition schedule on the exhibits page of my website. 
 
Thank you, as always, for your support!
 
Creatively,
 

P. S. There's still time to enroll in Summer Watercolor Classes.

It begins this week, but there's still space and I'm offering a flex schedule. 


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