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November 2011
At the Halifax Fine Arts Festival in Daytona Beach Wayne won first place in sculpture for the second year in a row. The one on the Way sculpture was purchased by a man with a smile as big as the artist's.
The Spring schedule is posted and includes 5 shows which are ranked in the top 30 in the country. This years schedule will eventually include art shows in 10 States. We are very busy, and we love it!
 Check out our new Facebook page!
In this page we will try to keep you abreast of the latest trees, newest developments, upcoming shows, and an inside view of the business. We hope to include feedback from customers. Click "like it ' if you find it helpful.
Stay tuned for a new Golden Series which show trees presented with leaves of gold leaf to flash brilliantly in the light. See the example of the Golden Ginkgo. More trees are being developed.
October 2011
Wayne was selected to be featured in the cover story for Sunshine Artist Magazine, November edition. This is the #1 trade magazine in the nation and has 30,000 artist readers. Check it out!
"I was called by the editor of Sunshine Artist out of the blue, and asked to speak about my work for an hourlong interview. This 5 page cover story, pictorial article is a well written and accurate depiction of the motivation and joy I find in my work. It tells of an unexpected career and helps clarify why I feel so blest through my wife, family, and friends."
Wayne has 3 more great shows this year on his schedule! He was invited to show in the Festival of the Masters, a juried exposition where applicants need to have won a major award at a major art show just to be considered for acceptance.
June 2011
Wayne hams it up in the Chicago skyline after taking the First Place Award for Sculpture at the Millennium Art Fair.
May 2011
At the Barrington Fine Art Festival Wayne received a sculptural Award. He introduced , Jesse's Stump, a new sculpture portraying hope, patience, and promises kept.
April 2011
We completed most of our Winter special large orders including this group of 6 foot trees shown here with my assistants, Andrea and Karen.
This has been a phenomenal year at shows for 2011, nearly selling out in Florida, Houston, and Kansas City. But we are working hard at rebuilding our stock, and have a great new selection to offer at our Spring/Summer shows (see Show Schedule). We have been invited to many top nationally ranked shows. We hope you can attend one of these great shows in your area, or just give a call with your needs.
February 2011
We have worked hard all winter. My Spring season starts out with a bang with shows in Florida, Houston, Michigan, and Kansas City.
My gallery has a great selection
of new sculpture.
November 2010
At the Halifax Fine Art Show in Daytona Beach, Florida, Wayne was awarded the top award in Sculpture.His children, Rachael, Noah, and a friend helped celebrate afterwards.
The Big Hearted Oak has become a very popular Signature tree. It show a tree enjoying its playful side after a lifetime of service.
July 2010
Wayne and Susan had great shows in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Beaver Creek, Colorado. His sculptures will be seen there in extraordinary nature galleries there amidst first class fossil and mineral displays. (See http://www.bynaturegallery.com/).
Between these two art shows they climbed the peaks of three mountains and returned to base camp tired, but with packs filled with beautiful rocks for future trees.
June 2010
 At the Chicago Eastside Millenium Art Fair on Michigan Avenue near "The Bean," Wayne was honored with the First Place Award for Sculpture.
April 2010
 During this spring's Artist in Residence in Sedona, we hiked Red Rock country. Our friend , Brad accompanied us on a particularly spectacular climb to the summit of Cathedral Rock.
The trail was steep with the need to find hand holds and creases in the rock face to proceed. It was there that we met a necessary creature, an old conifer, along the route. I reached up to its extended limb, and found the bark worn smooth from the grip of countless trekkers.. This experience inspired my newest Signature tree sculpture, the Helping Hand.
 Introducing a new sculpture, called Heart on Fire.
"In this smaller piece of sculpture I wish to show an individual aflame with passion, overflowing with desire to tell the world of the joy and love it has been granted. Though blazing brightly, it holds tightly to the rock, andis never consumed."
Check out or revised 2010 show schedule, See you at a show!
January 2010
Purchase Award by Walt Disney Corporation - Wayne Trinklein was selected to show at December 2010 Downtown Disney's Salute to the Masters.
At that show he was chosen for Disney's Purchase Award to be displayed in the headquarters building. Disney Vice President Tim Bradford personally picked the adventurous and playful Cedar by Water's Edge.
The 2010 Show schedule is posted. This year we are doing new shows in Florida, Texas, Michigan, Iowa, and Colorado, as well as repeat visits to Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, and Wyoming. Besides another excellent year of sales, we hope to get in some serious mountain trekking and nature viewing. We hope to meet with many of our wonderful custumers this summer and show them our newest inspirations.
New Tree Personalities web feature has been added. Click on left bar to find a tree that fits you, or the person you wish to honor.
Featured spring trees - sales are brisk for our new White Dogwood with its lacework of layered branches, as well as for the exuberantly joyful Redbud.
October 2009
Wayne won First Place in Sculpture at the Cedarhurst Art Fair in Mt Vernon, Illinois. This was followed by a commission by the Good Samaritan Regional Health Center for a group of trees to honor the Directors and Board of Trustees.
 Edens Theological Seminary commissioned a processional cross consisting of a "Tree of Life" crucifix mounted on an orb of cherry wood to be used in the student chapel. A dedication ceremony will be held at the Edens Chapel on November 2nd. Post picture of cross.
A new sculpture, the "Impossible Dream", is introduced on www.waynetrinklein.com site. It was inspired by the untimely death of a family member. A Live Oak tree, with limbs reaching to improbable lengths, honors the life of a dreamer who didn’t seem to accept the limitations of life.
Wayne will be showing at the Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on November 13th through 15th. This exclusive show should be very good. Just to apply to be juried into the show, the applicants must have won a major award at a major art show last year.
If you are in Chicago December 3-6, Wayne will have a complete showing of his Signature Trees at the One of a Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart.
June 2009
Wayne received the Award of Merit for Scuplture at the Arlington Heights Promenade of the ArtsMay 2009
 May 2009
Wayne Trinklein was the featured artist at Belleville Art on the Square, the consistently top ranked fine art show in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine. A wonderful 2 page article about him and his work was published in the newspaper. Click here to download a PDF of the article.
April 2009
Wayne was the featured artist in Cityscapes Magazine. The influence of his family in his tree characters was highlighted. Download the article.
March 2009
Wayne was the featured speaker at the unveiling of his sculpture for the City of St Charles Bicentennial Year. The sculpture named "Heart on the River" stands over 8 feet tall on its walnut pedestal, and features three trees at a river’s edge. It is on permanent display at St Charles City Hall.
December 2008
Six major awards for 2008!
First place in Sculpture - Arlington Heights Promenade of the Arts
Buyers Club Award - Leesburg, Florida Fine Art Festival
First Place in Sculpture - Midwest Salute to the Arts
Best of Show - Springfield Artfest on Walnut Street
Best of Show - Cedarhurst Art Festival
Purchase Award for Sculpture for permanent exhibit in Cedarhurst
Art Museum in Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Customer’s feedback
Check out the home page of www.roccorbett.com. Roc, an artist from Bigfork, Montana, is a long time customer who uses my sculptures in his magnificent chantileers.
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This couple from Washington bought a large aspen just moments after I met my Susan for the first time. “Couldn’t get your attention”, they said. This year they returned to buy the Redbud which my wife inspired. |
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Jim Theobald from Illinois uses my sculptures in his gorgeous dioramas together with antique brass animals. |
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This 10 year old girl used her own money to buy the Redbud. You can see she was one happy girl. |
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This old gentleman bought a tree for the “beautiful girl“ he was dating last year. This year they returned to say they got married. |
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The director of the Cedarhurst Museum of Art came by my booth to pick up the “Sanctuary” sculpture they had chosen. |
June 2008
Showing his new “Signature Series” of trees (www.waynetrinklein.com), Wayne received first place in sculpture at the prestigious Arlington Heights, Illinois, Promenade of the Arts.
A new order form is published. Note that the distinction between “standard” and “premium” trees no longer exists. Over the past few years, we seem to have lost our ability to make a standard tree.
May 2008
We have moved to a new location with a new gallery and production studio in St Peters, Missouri just 10 minutes from our old place. More room, more trees, more birds and lakes. We would love to give you a tour. Check contact information for directions.
Wayne is getting married to Susan, the lovely girl who has frequently been trying to manage him for the past two years. She and Artistic Assistant, Keri, are frequently seen helping him at shows. See Pictures.
Recent awards and recognition
Leesburg Florida Fine Art Festival
March 2008 Buyers Club Award
Springfield Artfest on Walnut Street
May, 2008 Best of Show Award
Wayne is one of 100 artists selected from a panel of 1100 applicants to show at the nationally acclaimed Art on the Square in Belleville, Illinois on May 16-18th.
Check out the new Languid Lover and Dance Too Far at Woodland Grove Gallery, Long Grove, Illinois, or on www.waynetrinklein.com.
August 2007 Update
In the 20th annual, August 24-26, Midwest Salute to the Arts Festival in Fairview, Illinois, Trinklein was greatly honored to receive First Place Award for Sculpture, and a $1000 prize. His new "Signature Series" of trees were received with excitement by the judges. See www.waynetrinklein.com
From Sept 18-24th, Wayne and his staff will be Artists in Residence at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, and give demonstrations daily on aspects of tree sculpture craftsmanship. Come and see him and other selected juried artists from Best of Missouri Hands.
August 2007
Wayne has introduced a new website, www.waynetrinklein.com. In this site you will find the very latest in signature trees showing bold new presentations of dramatic concepts. These trees have taken a leap of faith in design and new techniques to offer his very newest and best in museum quality sculptures.
In July,Trinklein won the Merit Award in Sculpture at the highly rated Arlington Heights Promanade of the Arts
January 2007
This was a banner year with Wayne gathering Best of Show or recognition awards at 5 events. The display and promotion has been upgraded and new production personnel have been added. We have worked very hard to keep up with demand, and develop new sculptural dimensions.
Springtime and Romance
 We are very excited to introduce a new line of trees at this time. These trees depict the color, excitement and romance of springtime. For the first time we have used colorful polymer resins to add florets and/or leaves to our traditionally fine sculptural trunk and branch detail. These trees are smaller and more dainty than our traditional tabletop line, but lack none of the exquisite attention to detail and naturalistic design. Early response indicates that these gems, mounted on semiprecious stones will warm the heart of your loved one. A parchment with poetic verse is provided with each tree. See these flowering trees on the Tree Pictures
page.
August 2006
In June, in a field of 85 artists from 12 states, Wayne
got the top Award of Excellence and $1000 prize at the Westport
Festival of Fine Arts held in St. Louis.
He will be the featured artist at the Alliance Art Gallery in
Hannibal, Missouri in September. His works will be shown alongside
of the watercolors of award winning, Brenda Beck Fisher.
Check out the new Vinegate sculpture,
a romantic rendition of the gateway to the vineyard experience.
Included is an option for a custom made photo or logo plaque
of your design, hanging in the gate.
December 2005
New trees available:
The Bristlecone Pine, a sparsely leafed antiquarian.
The Ginkgo is the modern day dinosaur from a prehistoric era.
Awards and Publicity
In June 2005, Trinklein won first place in 3 Dimensional
Art at the Hannibal Rivers Arts Festival. In September, he returned
to the show of 100+ artists, and crowds of 60,000 to win the
Best of Show award.
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October, Wayne did an artist in residence at Donalds, a new
large gallery in Appleton where he was featured under a replica
of the Hindenburg.
Sales have been extraordinary, with Morton Arboretum in Lisle,
Illinois taking delivery of three orders totaling 37 trees this
fall.
July 2005
Decorative trees are a new addition to our line. These
trees are slightly smaller that our tabletop size, but are finely
detailed. They are mounted on a showy rock of green peridot
or green quartz. (You can specify the rock or we will choose
for you.) These trees are finished with a green patina at the
terminal branches to give an overall green coordinated color
to the sculpture. Although more showy and colorful than the
standard line, these trees still have a natural, believable
appearance of a living tree.
February 2005
Our business continues to grow, there has been no recession
for us. We are blessed with so many reorders that we have had
to curtail our shows. We have moved to
a new studio, bigger, brighter, better ventilated and
easy to get to. We are very happy for
your business, and love making trees.
For years, people have asked about weathering of the trees outdoors.
We have developed a chemical patina option
which quickly gets your tree to look like it has been in the
rain for a long time. Some even like it on indoor trees. It
looks particularly authentic on the conifers. We charge
an extra $10 per tree for the treatment if you specify it.
New trees available. Some "exotic"
trees are being more commonly requested.
- The spreading Banyan tree, with
multiple trunks, and adventitious roots.
- The Bald Cypress with its tall
fluted trunk and knee roots rising out of the water at the edge
of a shallow bay/swamp.
- The Weeping Willow with its
languidly drooping branches, sometimes at water's edge.
These trees can be made with a special request. Contact
us.
Premium trees are offered to the
most discriminating customers. Though we make all our trees
to be beautiful, we select out specimens which we judge outstanding
because of dramatic presentation, and esthetic appeal. These
trees are taken from standard production and finished with extra
care, and given a numbered embossed seal on the underside to
label them as our very finest.
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