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Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more ...
Police are searching for two suspects who stole a popular art installation in South Philadelphia. A knitting club called the Drunken Knitwits knitted and crocheted different pieces to decorate the ...
In the heart of Philadelphia, Temple University has become home to a unique living artwork: the Tree of 40 Fruits. Created by ...
Artist Sam Van Aken grew up on his family’s farm in Douglassville, Pa. As a result, his favored medium to create art is a process called tree grafting. It involves taking a scion, or a desired piece ...
And it doesn't stop there. The group also does yarn-bombing, which means they put yarn art throughout the city. They've hit multiple areas — with permission — like the Singing Fountain on ...
A delegation of spinners from India met experts from Rieter, Säntis-Textiles, Otto Yarns, Gherzi Textile Organization and TVU at Uster headquarters in Switzerland. This article summarizes the ...
Van Aken, a native of Douglassville, Berks County, was in Philadelphia this week to plant one of his Tree of 40 Fruits — a Frankensteined tree that can grow 40 kinds of fruit — as part of ...