Harboring Nostalgia At Seaport Museum’s Antique Boat Show
By Kerry O’Connor Contributing Writer
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he press release didn’t do them justice. It said that the heavily var-
nished and brass-accented antique mahogany boats on display in the Independence Seaport Museum’s boat basin this past weekend are sometimes referred to as “fine fur- niture that floats.” It was meant to be a compli- ment, to be sure, but I’ve been to the Philadelphia Museum of Art many, many times, and I’ve never gone just to see a Samuel McIntire mahogany sofa with modern up- holstery circa 1785. But I did make a trip to Penn’s Landing to see the sleek, torpedo- like vessels of days and sophisti- cation gone by, even though the
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Rev. Susan Teegen-Case Reflects on a Decade of Healing through the Arts
Caption: This past weekend, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society showed off some of their varnished mahogany beauties at the Independence Seaport Museum. According to Philadelphia Chapter President Brian Gagnon, there are 90 local members who have faithfully kept their floating works of art--some dating back to the early part of the century--on the water. Photo: Kerry O’Connor
Center City Philadelphia’s Community Newspaper July 27, 2011
More Wonders at Woven Treasures S
By Nicole Contosta Staff Reporter
ince 1986, Parviz Yathrebi, the owner of Woven Trea- sures, 2221 South Street, has
Photo 1: Parviz Yathrebi, Owner of Woven Treasures, 2221 South Street, poses in front of a tile wall decoration in the shop’s yard. In the second half of August, Woven Treasures will expand its operation to include a tile gallery. Photo: Nicole Contosta
offered the public a wide vari- ety of Turkish and Persian rugs, though purchasing a rug from Woven Treasures is hardly an ordinary shopping experience. From a practical standpoint, Wo- ven Treasures doesn’t just sell rugs. It also accepts trade-ins and specializes in museum qual- ity repairs, appraisals, cleaning and hand-washing services. But there’s also a romantic experience associated with shopping at Wo- ven Treasures. Parviz, who hails from Kurdistan and Iran, can passionately explain the history of rug weaving throughout East-
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ern Europe and the Middle East. It’s an experience that leaves rug connoisseurs feel as though they had received a tour at an archeo- logical museum. And the museum-like quality associated with visiting Woven Treasures will only heighten when it opens the tile gallery dur- ing the first half of August 2011. “The culture of Oriental rugs and tiles are old, old tradition that go hand in hand together,” Parviz explained, adding that “tiles can be traced back to the mosaics of the Roman Empire.” It’s a discov- ery Parviz made during one of his many trips to Turkey to pur- chase rugs. “I became attracted to the Roman and Greek ruins at both architectural sites as well as
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THE CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE PHILADELPHIA 2011
CELEBRATING PAGES 9-12
By Nicole Contosta Staff Reporter
he public’s response to the arts tends to vary as much as the institution. After all,
the term the arts encompasses a spectrum of genres like music, theater, film, writing, and the vi- sual. And within each genre there remain countless sub-spectrums. Within those sub-spectrums a person’s response to any par- ticular genre can run the gamut from entertaining to relaxing to mentally stimulating. However, the arts can also have a healing component for both its creators and its recipients. And the healing benefits derived from the arts led Rev. Susan Tee- gen-Case to create Arts & Spiritu- ality Center, now known as Art- Well, ten years ago. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Teegen-Case has always considered herself an artist. However, while in the seminary during the 1980’s she suffered a serious injury “and I used the power of the arts to heal.” Over the years, Teegen-Case
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