Our Mission

From the time Lindsay and Laurie were little, Cindy was always getting hair-brained ideas...usually during church... about things we could do as a family. Most often these ideas took the form of day trips we could take, but often they were craft projects that she thought would be fun for us to work on together. Her most recent hair-brained scheme was the driving force behind the creation of Dewey Street. While sitting at the dinner table one day, she announced that she would love to have a shop again (she owned her own embroidery and long-arm quilting shop for 20 years). But this time, instead of just offering her quilting services, she thought it would be fun to create a space where people from all over the city could come together to create. And so the idea of Dewey Street took shape.

What's In a Name?

Dewey Street is an actual street in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Joan Faust (mom to Cindy and grandma to Lindsay and Laurie) lived on Dewey Street for 86 years. She spent the majority of her life there raising a family, tending her garden, and literally turning trash into treasures. Her creative interests have influenced us all. Dewey Street is a place for our family to come together, create, and imagine. And we want to share it with you.