Artist Self-Publishes Calendar

United States of America November 29, 2007 — NEWTON, NJ - Local artist, Jennie Traill Schaeffer, announces the publication and sale of her 2008 Calendar “Paintings from 2007”. Available now, the twelve-month calendar features paintings she completed during the year and retails for $14.95.

Already, more than sixty-five calendars have been pre-ordered by customers. Its popularity among fans of Schaeffer’s work is due not only to the artist’s award-winning artwork, but also the calendar’s quality design, versatile size, and price. Fully open at 8.5” x 11”, the scale permits use as either an intimate wall calendar or an excellent portable planner. It’s a fantastic stocking stuffer for family, friends, service professionals, and business clients.

Calendars can be purchased at the following stores: Radiant Essentials in Newton, Buccieri’s Gems and Jewelry in Oak Ridge and at Tranquility Gallery & Frameworks in Randolph. They can also be ordered directly through TraillWorks by calling 973-383-3418, or emailing orders@traillworks.com. A sample of the calendar can be viewed on Schaeffer’s blog, Emerging Artist, at www.traillworks.blogspot.com, click on Art Calendars.

Named “Best New Artist” in 2006 by the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council, Schaeffer is an emerging artist who exhibits in the NYC metro area, with work located in a growing number of private collections including Mountain Creek, Vernon, NJ. Her work has earned several awards, notably from Syracuse University, the Somerset Art Association, and the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council. She was critically lauded by the Village Voice and published in the New York Times. Schaeffer is known for her paintings of appliances and cakes symbolizing domestic dilemmas, paintings representing Italy and her functional hand-painted tiles inspired by Italy and the gourmet. Visit www.traillworks.com for more information about the artist.