Presenting Artists

Mr. Fitzgerald is a retired, 73 year old grandfather and long-time resident of the 2100 block of Mount Vernon Street.  With more time on his hands he has returned to his first love, painting and is producing some of the landscapes that he loves.

Tom and his wife travel a bit, so his paintings tend to be of the places they have been, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Scotland, Alaska, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, and the southwestern U.S.

In the mid-‘50’s Tom was employed in N.Y.C. as a technical illustrator while attending the School of Visual Arts in the evening.  At the time the school was known as the Cartoonist & Illustrator’s School (C & I).  He majored in illustration.

By the mid-60’s he was married, with three children, had had switched careers and relocated to the Philadelphia.

By 1970 he was vice president of a large commercial real estate subsidiary but continued to attend art classes in the evenings, wherever and whenever he could.  He has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Fleisher Memorial, and most recently, the Wallingford Community Arts Center.

Memberships:  Community Arts Center, Philadelphia Sketch Club, The Art League

Stephanie has been showing and curating in Philadelphia for the last 15 years. She studied fine arts at both School of the Visual Arts and University of the Arts. Her body of work is constructed from steel, anodized aluminum, and copper. All of the pieces have been woven together and contain over a mile of wire. Stephanie never uses paint, chemicals or welding tools. The theme of the work varies from american icons to european mythology.

JillEllen Designs started in October 2004 when founder and designer, Jill Ellen , transformed her fun loving hobby of jewelry making into a small business based out of her Washington Square West apartment in Philadelphia.

Since then, JillEllen Designs has grown from a one-person proprietorship that sold earrings and bracelets to family and friends to a small business with several employees that is dedicated to designing, creating and providing its customers with elegant and wearable jewelry and accessories.

While Jill still loves making jewelry for family and friends, her jewelry has recently been featured in numerous craft shows and “trunk parties” throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Throughout the success and expansion of JillEllen Designs, Jill has retained her deep love for the craft of jewelry making which continues to inspire her unique designs that are a perfect fit for any style and occasion.