Tedds Art Work

Tedds Art Works is an art gallery, but unlike most, the emphasis of Tedds Art Works is not strictly based upon that of retail sales. Instead, the goal is, in the words of its owner, «…to showcase and collaborate with emerging talent in the visual arts, film, music and performance art.» The idea is to establish an understanding and appreciation of art in varied forms through exhibits, classes and community events.
Tedds Art Works is housed in small undescriptive location along North Dixie Highway. However, once inside, one is immediately taken by the uniqueness of the displays, all of which are clearly as well as nicely described or labeled, and if there is anything or the quality of anything that is not quickly understood, the owner, Tedd, is right on hand and more than happy to provide any details.
For example, on the day I was there, there was a display entitled «Assemblage of Heads» by resident artist Michael Jude Russo. Each depiction of a head was composed of discarded trash, the meaning of which to me was that with some imagination and artistic interpretation, even trash can be made into an innovative item of art and that trash itself can have an inherent beauty about it. There was also another display by a person from Centralia, Pennsylvania, which in many ways seemed to recount dreaded memories of his life that town, now except for a population that has dwindled from over a thousand to a mere six or seven people, mostly abandoned due to an inextinguishable underground coal fire that is expected to continue for a period of 950 years when its fuel will run out.
As the displays are constantly changing and as local art is constantly evolving, you never know exactly what art or form of art you will be seeing when visiting Tedds Art Works; which to me is a good thing.