Sunday, March 10, 2013

Art Exhibit SEEDS together with the work of Cory McCrory March 17th

SEEDS March 17th ~ Art Exhibit Opening

 altered digital image by JoAnn Deck

SEEDS Hosted By our Creativity Continuum Members

 including work by CC members and other local artists ~ inspired by the book of the same title

Also Showing:  

The Whimsical Ceramic work of

Cory McCrory


 



All of it!!!  Right here in our gallery at:
 
TLD Design Center & Gallery
26 E Quincy St
Westmont, IL 60559
11am to 4pm
 
Also happening on March 17th....
join us for a "sample" session of our: 




Creativity Continuum (click to read about the continuum)

1 to 3pm   $5 (to cover supplies)  
offer limited to the first 8 paid individuals
 

Please register by phone at 630-963-9573

or by email (hit reply to this email)

 
Follow this link to view our class calendar:
http://www.tlddesigns.com/TLDDesignCenterCalendar.htm
 

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Textile / Fabric Printing, Painting & Dyeing

Three Teachers from the Lisle School District Spend an institute day with Tammy for an intensive Fabric/Surface Design Day.  TLD Design Center is a State of Illinois Approved CPDU Provider.  Teachers may choose from any of our creative art classes to earn their CPDU credits (documentation fee applies)  Phone us to schedule:  630-963-9573.


Weaving Chicago Area School/Instruction




Weaving Student: Suzanne S / Table Runner (overshot design)

Weaving Classes : Registration Open

daytime/evening/weekend options

Westmont, IL (Chicago Suburb)

Easy/Free Parking (wheel chair/walker accessible)  or 

1 block walk from Metra Train Stop (Chicago to Aurora line)

Click our name below to view details on our weaving classes and all our other creative art classes which include  glass bead making, jewelry arts, felt making, ceramics, soap making, candle making...and so much more:

 TLD Design Center & Gallery

or phone us:  630-963-9573

Friday, January 18, 2013

Hat Making ( Millinery Arts) Classes: Save the dates!!


with
Jenny Pfanenstiel
of Forme Millinery

Save the Dates
Save Your Seat

click here to view classes and register

New Felt Making Class....Just Added







FELTING SKILLS: BEGINNERS INTRO / Flat Felt with a Flounce! Scarf

Instructor:  Tammy L. Deck


Introduced at the One of a Kind Show.... a scarf style that is suitable for beginner students to wet felting for the first time.  Come learn this  fun, unusual process and make your own soft, sculptural felt fabric to be used as a neck scarf. Wet felting by-passes spinning and knitting (it's true! there's no knitting involved) and capitalizes on the natural attributes of animal hair fibers to bond together in the formation of a "non-woven" fabric. During Tammy's 4 hour workshop, each student will work super soft merino wool (a whole palette of color options available) and learn how to layout the fiber, wet it and work it into their finished piece which includes hole cutting and flounce edge shaping.
NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!!
All materials and equipment supplied. Come ready for a soap and water work out!
Date: January 31, 2013 *
Meets: Thursday, 11am to 3pm (ish)
Fee: $85 (all materials provided)

~or~
Date: February 9, 2013 *
Meets: Saturday, 11am to 3pm (ish)
Fee
$85 (all materials provided) 

Click here for More Felting Classes with Tammy:

Friday, January 11, 2013

Weaving Classes Chicago Area School: Come learn to Weave




You do not need to own a loom to weave....students use design center looms.

This is Sheila setting up a 45" loom for a blanket/throw.  This is only her second time on a loom!!  Learn to weave your own fabrics for fashion and artwear.  Fabrics for Purses, Decorative Pillows, Table toppers, window treatments, tapestries (fiber paintings).....and so much more.

We are very flexible and able to work with your schedule. Westmont is a pleasant, Chicago area suburb a smidge South of I88 and a smidge West of Route 83 (Free no hassle Parking)  Our studio is less than a block away from the Westmont Metra Train Station that services customers between Chicago (Union Station) and Aurora, IL.

Click here to read more:
Beginner through advanced instruction/classes in Westmont, IL

Phone us at: 630.963.9573 for quicker discussion on cost and schedule.

Tammy L Deck, Primary instructor at TLD Design Center
weaving since 1984 / teaching weaving since 1994
teaching weaving at College of DuPage Fall 2013 if you want/need college credits

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Our Glass Instructor, Patty Pulliam work in "Flow Magazine"

Patty's glass iris on a polymer clay base appears on page 19 of the current issue of Flow!! This marks Patty's fourth appearance in this glass art magazine. Congratulations Patty!