NJ Gallery Celebrates Giving the Gift of Handmade This Holiday Season

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 2, 2011 -- TraillWorks Gallery, located in Newton, NJ, will be hosting a holiday exhibit, “Good Things, Small Packages”, running from November 12th through January 8th. Guests will have a chance to interact with artists and observe demonstrations during the opening reception on Saturday, November 12th, from 5pm-8pm. Trinity Martini Lounge, this exhibit’s “Art Partner”, located on Spring Street in Newton, will provide refreshments.

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NJ Gallery Celebrates Giving the Gift of Handmade This Holiday Season

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“Good Things, Small Packages”, celebrates giving the gift of handmade, featuring TraillWorks’ guest artists, old and new. New artists include Linda Finkelstein, Janet Howard-Fatta, Joann Wells Greenbaum, Heidi Lanino, Amanda Gordon Miller, Kristen Muller, Ted Petrockho and Andrea Rosenfeld alongside TraillWorks’ regulars, Phylis Barfoot, Brenda Decker, Martha C. Hall, David Ohlerking, Karin Lowney- Seed, and owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer. Works range in media from paintings to prints, fibers to ceramics, with every piece priced under $200.

During the opening reception on November 12th, artists Amanda Gordon Miller and Jennie Traill Schaeffer will be sharing their creative processes and insight at the opening reception through their demonstrations and discussions. Amanda Gordon Miller will be demonstrating the art of printmaking with water based, eco-friendly ink transferred onto her woodcarvings. Her nature-inspired prints embody organic shapes and forms. And, owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer, will show her technique of blending and applying oils to model forms on panel. Jennie’s vivid and textural oil paintings are based around domesticity and the role of women in the home.

“Good Things, Small Packages”, features contemporary work by eighteen emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region. Photographer, Ted Petrochko, whose work was recently on display at Krave Café and Caterers, in Newton, NJ, brightens the gallery with his vibrant, unusual photos that he refers to as the “Abstract Expressionism of Rust”. Collage artist and painter, Linda Finkelstein, brings an element of intimacy to the gallery with her small, spontaneous pieces that revolve around her travels in Europe. Oil painter, Janet Howard-Fatta, embraces light, color and her love of nature to create landscapes from the Hudson Valley area. Andrea Rosenfeld’s jewelry is made of eco-friendly, natural stones and materials that are Reiki cleansed to enhance their healing. Martha Traill Schaeffer’s delicate necklaces and earrings embrace the world around us by using nature castings of sterling silver and earthy stones. This exhibit encourages guests to buy local, give uniquely and celebrate the art of hand-made.

TraillWorks: Studio, Gallery, and Lesson space is located at 214 Spring Street, 1st Floor, in Newton, NJ, and is open Tuesday and Wednesday 12-6pm, 12-8pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sunday 11-4pm. The contemporary gallery features artist/owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer’s paintings, drawings, and prints as well as original, artisan-made jewelry and art by emerging and established guest artists. TraillWorks offers art lessons and custom work, specializing in Wedding Cake Portraits. For additional information, please call 973-383-1307 or visit http://www.TraillWorks.com

More information can be found online at http://www.traillworks.com/currentevents.html

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