When I first came to Danforth East, I knew Tara Shelton as a daycare provider.
Later, I saw her manning a booth at the Danforth East Arts Fair. It was her’s. It turns out, she is a jeweler too.
She joined DECA’s team which launched the pop-up project, and was so inspired, she rented out the space at 2071 Danforth Ave. Artisans at Work — a community art studio and artisan market — was born. It is the place to pick up gifts in our hood — scarves, watches, tea cups, soaps all made by local artists.
When you wander around, you will find out that Tara paints too. Multi-talented.
Many of you have nominated Artisans at Work as a #DECAgem. Tara is excited about that. She has dreams for her store, she tells Stephanie Nakitsas: