
Tammy
L Deck
Instructing
Classes in: Weaving (Beginner ~ Advanced), Feltmaking (Beginner ~ Advanced)
Textile Surface Design (Introductory classes) Kids Classes (Girl Scout
Activities), Soap Making, Candle Making, Beading Arts (beginner lvl)
About
Tammy: As a child she craved every "how to" experience
available....but learning to sew in 5th grade was her defining moment. She attended the fashion design program at Harper
College in Palatine, IL and later transferred to Northern Illinois University
where she received her degree and pursued post graduate level courses in Clothing
& Textile Science married with a Minor in Fiber Art. She started
her own
ArtWear business (TLD Designs) selling one-of-a-kind garments, jewelry and
accessories which she ran for ten years before founding the TLD Design Center &
Gallery in 1994.
Tammy also has
training and experience in Lampwork Bead Making, Glass Fusing, Metal Smith
Skills, Metal Clay, Polymer Clay and various beading techniques.
Patty
Pulliam
Instructing
Classes in: Glass Bead Making (Beginner ~ Advanced); Polymer Clay (Beginner ~
Advanced); Silver Metal Clay (Beginner); Crochet (Beginner ~ Advanced
including beaded crochet ropes); Chainmaille; Peyote Stitch Beadweaving (Beginner ~ Advanced);
Kids Classes (Girl Scout Activities)
About
Patty: A lifelong artist, Patty received her degree in Art from
Illinois State University after a brief fling with Accounting at Aurora
University. She continues her studies through continuing education classes,
studio classes with nationally known artists, and just plain playing. She claims
to have Art A.D.D. as she loves to work in about every medium she can get her
hands on. In addition to being a past president of the "Chicago Area Polymer Clay
Guild", she is also owner of "Design West Communications" a graphic
design company.

Shannon Haug
Instructing
Classes in: Jewelry Arts ~ Copper Etching with Wire Wrapping, Toggles,
Clasps and Cold Connections.
Examples
of Shannon's Work


Svetlana (Lana)
Kunina
Instructing classes in: Beading Arts
Ms
Kunina is an Illinois
Artisan exhibiting at the Illinois Artisan Shop / Chicago and during Monthly Art
Sprees both located at the
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph Street
Chicago
Examples of Lana's work:

Venus of Jewelry by Venus
Instructing
Classes in:
Jewelry Arts : Metal Smith Techniques (Beginner ~
Advanced) Chain Making & Wire Work
About Venus: Venus has, thus far, enjoyed a 17 year career selling the work of her hands in the form of contemporary jewelry art and is pleased to join us at the TLD Design Center in the offering classes and workshops in the medium she loves. Fabrication is her primary style of creating. Every piece is fabricated by hand. She needs to be able to feel the piece all the way through to it's finished state. The metal has a power, a force of its own and intuitively they work together... creating order out of chaos and sometimes the opposite. Her rigorous Art Fair schedule includes 18 to 20 Juried Art Fairs a year. You can catch Venus in many Chicago area shows, as well as Ann Arbor MI, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. She is a juried artist in the Illinois Artisan Program and sells her work through the Illinois Artisan shop and during “Art Sprees” in Chicago. Her Formal education includes an Associate's in Fine Art from College of DuPage(1990), Bachelor of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University (1992) and Post Graduate studies in Art and Architecture from Northern Illinois University.
Bracelets and Necklace by Venus
Patricia Weikersheimer
Georgia
Philippe
Instructing
Classes in: Enameling
Georgia is a life-long artist. She started working in jewelry in her teens and earned her B.F.A. from the University of Illinois in Metal Crafts. She’s been a practicing bench jeweler all of her adult life, doing goldsmithing, enameling, designing and repair.
She has won three jewelry design awards from the Illinois Jewelers Association, and she has shown in galleries in Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. In 2008 she won First Place in the Illinois Orchid Society’s art competition, with an enamel entitled “Orchids in the Moonlight”.
Janice
J. Bailey
Instructing
Classes in: Metal Smith (Beginner ~ Advanced), Chain Making,
Techniques in Wire Work
About Janice:
She has been a metal smith, jewelry artist and instructor for over 20 years.
Janice Bailey designs and sells under her own label, "JJB’s Silver
& More". Her graceful designs and high quality workmanship
have made her a favorite designer in the Chicago arts scene. All of Janice’s
work is hand made, unique and made with the finest quality sterling silver and
include Semi-Precious Stones, Fused Glass and her own Lampwork Beads.
JoAnn
Deck
Instructing
Classes in: Quick Fabric Painting Techniques for Quilt & Fiber Artists
About JoAnn:Member of "PAQA - Professional Art Quilters Alliance",
"Studio Art Quilters Association" and member of the "Plainfield Art League Gallery".
Click
here to learn more about JoAnn and View Her Work
Joy
Lavrencik
Instructing
Classes in: Textile Surface Design / Complex Cloth Techniques / Shibori /
About Joy:
Member of "PAQA - Professional Art Quilters Alliance" Currently
enrolled in a Masters Class in Surface design with Jane Dunnewold.