ON EXHIBIT NOW:
Jennie Traill Schaeffer: REGROUPED - now through February 28th 
Opening Reception and Artist Demo Day-
Saturday, February 4th, 5 - 8PM
10% of sales will benefit Lung Cancer Research
Regrouped will feature various works by Jennie Traill Schaeffer, ranging from a frustrated and determined self-portrait to her more recent still lives revolving around domesticity and womanhood. Mostly large-scale oil paintings, the pieces are vibrant, textural playgrounds, which bring Jennie's inner thoughts, feelings and emotions to life.
In honor of Jennie's mother-in-law, Judy Goldberg, who recently battled and survived lung cancer in 2011, 10% of every piece purchased will go directly to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Lung Cancer Research. Additionally, Jennie will be offering her work at 10% off through the duration of the exhibit.
Read the full press release here.
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS:
4th Annual Student Exhibit - March 4th - April 1st
Opening Reception - Saturday, March 10th, 4-7PM
Growth, Renewal, and Change - Spring Exhibit
Opening Reception - Saturday, April 21st, 5-8PM
Contemporary Landscapes - Summer Exhibit
Fresh - Fall Exhibit
Good Things, Small Packages - Holiday Exhibit
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.
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.
