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Tammy L. Deck

Artist • Educator • Gallery Owner • Community Arts Organizer

Chronological Business History

2026 Current: Hosting Collage Workshops (March 21-22) and Fiber Arts Instruction in Westmont & Berwyn.
2018 Expansion: Launched "Purple Cat Art" line of hand-painted yarns and fiber kits.
2015 Second Location: Purchased Live/Work building in Berwyn, IL for TLD Design Center & JAD Gallery.
2013 International: Conducted "Artists Talk" and Wet Felting Workshops at Yukon Arts Centre, Canada.
2009 Organizer: Launched "Artists in Action" Summer Series.
2005 Broadcast: Featured artist on HGTV’s "That’s Clever" demonstrating felted silk and glass twists.
2000 Co-Founder: Westmont Area Friends of the Arts.
1993 Founding: Established TLD Design Center & Gallery in Westmont, IL with mother, JoAnn.
1991 Leadership: Formed partnership with Zully; Director of Operations for "Chicago Originals, Ltd."
1988 First Retail: Opened 50 sq. ft. boutique in Chicago's Old Town "Retail Incubator."
1986 Label Launch: Formally launched "TLD Designs" label at age 22.
1985 Career Start: Produced hand-woven textiles for custom Oprah Winfrey garment.

Community Art Leadership

Beyond her studio, Tammy has been instrumental in the Chicagoland art scene as the organizer for:

The Full Award Portfolio

2018 Best of Show: Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
2018 1st Place Overall: Art in Bloom, Cantigny Park
2017 Best of Show: Prairie View Arts Invitational
2014 1st Place Overall: LaGrange West End Art Festival
2014 3rd Place Overall: Art in Bloom, Cantigny Park
2013 Best of Show: Art in Your Eye, Batavia
2013 2nd Place 3D: Long Grove Art & Wine
2013 2nd Place 3D: Hinsdale Fine Art Fair
2012 Judges Award: Glen Ellyn Festival of Arts
2012 2nd Place 3D: Long Grove Art & Wine
2012 Award of Excellence: Art in Your Eye
2012 Best of Show: Art in the Park, Northbrook
2012 2nd Place Overall: Art in Bloom, Cantigny
2012 Best of Show: Hinsdale Fine Art Fair
2011 2nd Place Overall: Oswego Collaborative
2011 Honorable Mention: Hinsdale Fine Art Fair
2011 Award of Excellence: Naperville Women's Club
2010 Excellence 3D: Geneva Fine Arts Fair
2010 Excellence: Naperville Women's Club
2009 Best of Show: LaGrange West End Art Fest
2009 1st Place Excellence: Art in Your Eye
2003 Best of Show: Fall Colors, Morton Arboretum

National Publications & Features

Books & Magazines:

500 Felt Objects (Lark Crafts, 2011)
Belle Armoire (Nov/Dec 2006)
Altered Couture (2006, pg 146)
Belle Armoire (Mar/Apr 2006)
Belle Armoire (Summer 2003)

Major Reviews:

Chicago Tribune (1994, 2004)
Entrepreneur Magazine (1991)
Suburban Life Newspapers (2016)
Daily Herald (1995)

Professional Affiliations

Current & Past Boards:

  • College of DuPage: Board of Advisors, Fashion Design Dept.
  • Illinois Prairie Weavers Guild: Past President.
  • Westmont Area Friends of the Arts: Co-Founder.

Guild Memberships:

  • Naperville Art League
  • Oak Park Artist Guild
  • Illinois Artisan (Former Member)