Figure Drawing at TraillWorks
SPRING STREET EVENTS
Newton Farmers Market
Saturdays 10 - 2pm
145 Spring Street,
inside the Springboard Shoppes
Sponsored by The Foodshed Alliance
Tour of Art
Saturday, May 12th 5 - 8pm
Classic Car Shows
Thursdays, 6 - 9pm on Spring Street
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ON EXHIBIT NOW:
Growth, Renewal, and Change - April 11 - June 9
Opening Reception - Saturday, April 21st, 5-8PM
Food provided by Art Partner, The Plaza Restaurant.
This spring exhibit features fifteen contemporary artists' personal insights of Growth, Renewal, & Change.
Preview the exhibit on our Flickr album and read the full press release here.
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 SPECIAL EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS:
Jewelry Trunk Show
featuring Andrea Rosenfeld - May 12th, 12-8pm
Benefitting Birth Haven
Mother's Day weekend, you're invited to experience the brilliance of handmade art with TraillWorks' third trunk show, featuring jewelry artist, Andrea Rosenfeld on May 12th, 12-8pm. Throughout the afternoon and evening, you can browse and try on her exclusive pieces, watch her work, and ask questions about her process. This event coincides with Newton's Tour of Art the same day, with artist receptions along Spring Street from 5-8pm. TraillWorks will donate 10% of all sales of Andrea's jewelry to Birth Haven, an independant, non-sectarian, non-profit organization that provides shelter, support, and education for homeless, pregnant women and girls.
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 playfullness 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.
Contemporary Landscapes - Summer Exhibit
June 23rd - August 19th | Opening Reception - July 14th
Fresh - Fall Exhibit
Good Things, Small Packages - Holiday Exhibit
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Workshops / Figure Drawing:
We're working on a schedule of workshops for 2012. Sign up for our Newsletter to stay informed.
If you're an artist / instructor and would like to propose a workshop for TraillWorks, please send us an email or give us a call at 973-383-1307.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
"Growing A Painting" Workshop with Ron Hornung
Sunday June 3rd | 10am - 3pm
Deadline midnight on June 1st
Workshop Description:
This workshop aims to improve the power of the creative mind through trust and intuition. Experienced as well as novice artists will seek to understand what it means to paint freely, without thinking too much.
Using inexpensive but high quality materials, the intention of painting without thinking is to learn to trust an "inner artist" that prefers intuitive decision making. An image allowed to "grow" intuitively, will reflect an expansive imagination as well as meaning. The edges of the paper should not be limiting. Participants are encouraged to bring a seemingly finished painting to "grow" through instructed guidance, or, begin with a completely fresh, blank canvas during the workshop. This workshop is intended for adults , but mature teens are welcome with adult attendees. Go ahead, free your mind and paint.
Workshop Fees:
-Early bird registration (until midnight on May 19th): $115 including materials
-Registration after May 19th: $125 including materials
-Deadline is midnight on June 2nd
Click Here to Register
FIGURE DRAWING
"Handala" Workshop with Ron Hornung
Sunday May 6th | 10am - 3pm
Deadline has been extended through Saturday, May 5th at midnight
Workshop Description:
This workshop will take a more humble, light-hearted 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 a circular configuration of geometric shapes. Because of the sophisticated arrangement of elements, they are also useful in meditation.
Using a traditional circular format, participants will use the shape of their hands to create an imaginative design on black paper with colored pencil. Each "Handala" will develop into a personalized piece of art. Through use of various shading techniques, line variation and overlapping, artists will explore the use of positive and negative space. This calming journey will unfold throughout the day continuously revealing various layers of inner-thought and originality.
Workshop Fees:
-Material Fee: $10
-Early bird registration (until midnight on April 8th): $115
-Registration after April 8th: $125
-Deadline is midnight on April 29th
Click Here to Register
Visual Artists:
Jennie Traill Schaeffer
Designated "The Kitchen God's Artist", Jennie Traill Schaeffer of Newton, NJ is a contemporary painter working in oil. Her subjects range from vintage kitchen appliances, wedding cakes, and now the apron, painted in vivid, textural brush strokes. At the same time her works honor and take slight jab at the subject matter. See "About" and StudioWorks for bio and artwork. More recent artwork examples can be found on the TraillWorks Facebook page.
Phylis Barfoot
A resident of Sussex County for over 25 years, Phylis Barfoot is a graduate of William Paterson University (2005). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentrations in painting and printmaking and an Associates degree in Fine Art from Sussex County Community College in graphic design.
Barfoot has studied the Japanese Art Of Shibori with master Yoshiko Wada in addition to having spent time in study at Peter’s Valley Craft Center. She has spent many years studying the Art of Silk Painting with such prominent teachers as Suzanne Punch, Natasha Foucault, Jan Janis and Paula Carnell. See more of her work here.
Brenda Decker
Award-winning artist, Brenda Decker, of Stockholm, NJ, is a multi-talented painter and printmaker, skilled in both abstract and realistic approaches. Known in particular for her vividly textured, abstract gelatin print monotype. Brenda has exhibited locally at the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council Gallery, the former Gallery by the Green, Art at the Mill of Lafayette, and Hilltop Country Day School in Sparta. She has also had the honor of acceptance in several juried art show. See more of her work here.
Amanda Gordon Miller
Martha C. Hall
Martha C. Hall is a fabric artist and quilt maker working in northwest New Jersey. She uses hand dyed fabrics, sometimes combined with unconventional elements, to create one-of-a-kind contemporary wall quilts. Martha's inherent love of color is evident throughout her work.
Karin Lowney-Seed
Karin Lowney-Seed is an award-winning fine artist with a sharp narrative style of painting. Her paintings are bold. colorful and confident with a keen eye for visual balance. There is often a humorous element that runs throughout her work. If the painting doesn’t make you laugh out-loud it will most definitely provoke a smile.
Karin holds a Masters in Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been the featured artist in many shows and has had several one person shows. Her painting and sculpture are featured in many private collections.
David Ohlerking
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, artist David Ohlerking now resides in Philadelphia, PA, while making many other small towns in the tri-state area his home. The painter has been studying with artist, Alex Kanevsky, and follows the "rules" of abstract-expressionist painter, Richard Diebenkorn. As part of his training with Kanevsky, Ohlerking spent 2010 traveling to Newton to paint 15 minute portraits in front of Cheddar Alley. This roving artist is making a lot of headlines for his prolific work and vivid, expertly structured streetscapes of Philly and beyond.
Joann Wells Greenbaum
Greenbaum enjoys working in a series of themes which propels exploration and development of the subject matter. Symbols which represent security, community and reaching for expressions beyond what we normally see are important to her. For instance, tea bags which are for Greenbaum symbolic of the support of friendships, as is demonstrated in tea ceremonies throughout many cultures, have appeared in several paintings. Ladders are an image that she uses to represent rising above a situation to view the “Big Picture”. Cottage structures, which portray simplicity, nurturing and security, have been a consistent theme as well. Expressing a sense of humor through her “East Meets West” collection has been a satisfying direction inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock prints. The artist is from Shohola, PA, and is happily married to ceramist, David Greenbaum.
Jewelery Artists:
Andrea Rosenfeld, Kinetic artist, is skilled in loom weaving, silk screening, photography, garment design, drawing, painting, ceramics, wood-working - 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 is a committee member for the Komen Foundation, Central and Southern, NJ affiliate, in honor of her Mother, Sheila, a two-time breast cancer survivor. You can learn more about her on her site here.
View her collection at TraillWorks here.
Emily Bittner of Wantage, NJ, has found her niche as a polymer clay artist/designer. Her collections include jewelry, business card holders, compact mirrors, wine charms, and hairpieces made from a polymer transfer technique offering a nod to a treasured past combined with modern design elements. Her work is featured in several boutiques across the country, including the Montclair Art Museum Gift Shop and she is also a member of NJPCG, (NJ Polymer Clay Guild).
View her collection at TraillWorks here.
Bernadette Blaney owner and designer of Glassical, has been working and growing with glass for over ten years. Her work fuses Dichroic glass into exquisite pendants, brooches, earrings, barrettes and cufflinks. If you visited 214 prior to TraillWorks, you may know of Bernadette's work. She is the former owner of Radiant Essentials which used to occupy my location. She's known around Newton as "The Glass Lady".
View her collection at TraillWorks here.
Martha Traill Schaeffer otherwise known as "mom" to me, graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in art education with a focus in metalsmithing. After a thirty-year hiatus, the artist is making jewelry again, with her debut at TraillWorks. While she is still experimenting with techniques and materials her interest lies in textured spheres, whether bowls, rings, or organic drops of silver, that accentuate natural stones and beads.
View her collection at TraillWorks here. |
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