An Oasis for the challenged – Philly.com

 

Lucy Pistilli, an instructor and exhibitions coordinator at the Oasis Art Center, shows Alonzo Humphrey one of his drawings before hanging it on the wall. (RON TARVER / Staff Photogapher)

 

By Ilene Raymond Rush, For The Inquirer
Posted: November 03, 2013

You’d recognize the faces: mob boss Tony Soprano, chemistry teacher-turned-meth-chef Walter White, and everyone’s favorite dad, Homer Simpson.

You may not recognize the name of the artist, Peter Somenshein, 28, of Narberth. But with his forthcoming solo show at the Oasis Art Center, that, too, may change.

“It’s been really cool working with Peter,” says Maggie Mills, one of the artists who instruct aspiring talents at Oasis in North Philadelphia. “He’s made amazing progress in the time he’s been here.”

An Oasis for the challenged – Philly.com.

Metaphysically charged ceramics by Terri Saulin Frock at TSA | Knight Arts

 

Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinean writer and thinker, proved to be among the most interesting and creative figures of the 20th century through his short stories and essays that delve into the labyrinthine recesses of the human mind and the vast universe we inhabit. It is a testament to his imagination that his ideas are still inspiring artists to this day, and the current show at Tiger Strikes Asteroid pays this notion credence. This Knight Arts grantee is currently showcasing ceramic work by Terri Saulin Frock in a show entitled “The Garden of Forking Paths” after a Borges story of the same name.

Metaphysically charged ceramics by Terri Saulin Frock at TSA | Knight Arts.