Helen Petrilla and her son Jeff Petrilla at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall in Joliet. They have an art-antique shop as well as the ceramics shop that the family opened in downtown Joliet in 1966 in the current space. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Tad Likes, left, shops at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, with the help of Beth Fox, in Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Some games for sale at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Longtime employee Irene Chinderle laughs while working on some ceramic pieces at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She has worked there for more than 20 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Jeff Petrilla is seen at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall in Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. He has an art-antique shop as well as the ceramics shop his family opened in downtown Joliet in 1966 in the current space. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Longtime employee Irene Chinderle laughs while working on some ceramic pieces at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She has worked there for more than 20 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Helen Petrilla at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall in Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She has an art-antique shop as well as the ceramics shop her family opened in downtown Joliet in 1966 in the current space. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Pat Andreas shops at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Employees Irma Cardenas, left, and Lucy Contreras work on some ceramic pieces at Gallery 1700 Artisan Mall, 1700 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media