VISIT THE GALLERY: WED THROUGH SAT 11am to 6pm
Creative Art Classes and Art Supplies
Gallery & Studios
26 E Quincy St
Westmont, IL
Shopping Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday
11am to 6pm
September 1993, an Artreprenurial mother/daughter team realized their dreams by opening their own art business.
JoAnn and Tammy Deck had been working together for years, seeking opportunuties to show and sell their own original ArtWork. At the time, only a limited amount of options existed leading them to conclude they needed to make their own opportunity. Fiber Artist, Tammy (the daughter), was outgrowing her home studio in Bolingbrook, IL and began looking for a suitable space in DuPage County. A search along the metra train line lead her to the off-beat (Artsy) space at 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL- (Chicago Near).
Initially, a portion of the space functioned as Tammy's fiber art maker's space and another portion became their Gallery space. Soon after opening, with a desire to include and up lift other artists, they invited local and distant artists to display and sell their original work. Juried theme exhibits, group exhibits and solo artist exhibits grew opportunuties for fellow artsists.
About a year and a half after opening, responding to repeated inquiries, Tammy began offering creative art classes. She started with Beginner Loom Weaving, Hand Knitting & Textile Design. The Design Center class roster grew to include over 100 different options in various art mediums and techniques lead by guest artists/instructors. The design center space was then stocked to be a retail art supply shop for yarn, threads, wool fiber, fabrics, glass, weaving looms, beads, jewelry metals and other creative art materials, tools and supplies for students and general public community of makers, crafters and artists.
December 2013, JoAnn Deck passed away.
Her legacy of artwork remains on display and for sale at TLD and, upon invitation, curated and hung by Tammy in other exhibition spaces.
August 2015, realizing another dream of hers, Tammy purchased a 2 story Storefront Building at 2619 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, IL. Shop doors opened, in this additional space, November of the same year.
January 2017, Two Studio Rooms within TLD Westmont were rented to independent Artists.
"Studio One" - Christine Struzinski
Drawing, Painting, Mixed media and Collage
"Studio Two" - Joan Martin
Retired art teacher, Weaver and Fiber Artist
TODAY
Tammy is on hand in Westmont during Shop Hours (unless scheduled away at a fair or event)
teaching, making art and attempting to maintain this website and up date social media.
Questions?
phone (630)963-9573