On Friday, June 19, 2020, an anonymous benefactor began to promote The Loft on Main and local businesses. This person provided The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, with $10 gift certificates, to be used at select businesses. Certificates are given to anyone who purchases more than $50 of artwork.
Morrison businesses included Original Taco; Family Chef Restaurant; China House; Fat Boy’s; Hero’s Bar & Grill; Happy Joe’s Pizza; Isle of Rhodes, Embraced; Original Taco; Family Chef Restaurant; China House; Fat Boy’s.
Hero’s Bar & Grill, 208 E. Main Street, will benefit from a second round of certificates earned from Monday, September 14, through Sunday, September 20.
“The selection of businesses is at the discretion of our donor,” stated Sharon Boyles. “The goal is to encourage residents to shop locally and support our businesses. Each week, a different Morrison business will be selected.” Thank you for your patronage! Come support our community.
The Loft on Main continues to be closed during posted business hours but is open by appointment. For information, requests to view items not currently on display in the windows, or to make a purchase, please call 815-718-3682 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please check our Facebook posts for updated information.
Theresa Brandon, Morrison, IL, is a consummate artist: photographer, book maker, set designer, mixed media creator, and painter. For Paint the Town 2009, she led family members and others to create a one-block-wide Fine Arts mural, along the east side of the previous location of True Value Hardware, 103 E. Main Street, Morrison. Brandon’s smaller mural of books remains on the front She has a keen interest in architecture and features area icons at The Loft on Main.
Her technique varies. There are precise, detailed pieces (ie. Annan Mill, Red Bridge, and golden Feather.) Evocative, “soft focus” prints and paintings draw viewers into the setting (ie. Covered Bridge, Ice Box, Kate Shelley Locomotive, Eri-Lyn, and Elevator.)
Several prints and some watercolors are purposely without frames, on stretched canvas, making them very affordable. This collection ranges from $25 to $155. Some of her Morrison icons are available as magnets at $4. Collect several or send them as gifts to those who live away.
