Strange Tango

Thanks for the Accolades

A. D. Tejada — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:53:41 +0000

Thank you...we feel like Cinderella.

I wanted to share these beautifully worded sentiments about the Strange Tango website/blog from friends and visitors around the globe… ~A. “It is stunning. I don’t recall ever seeing a more beautiful, artistic expression on the web. Congratulations to you and your friends/colleagues on constructing such a beautiful installation. Truly an [...]

The Oaks 2010 Showcase Home

A. D. Tejada — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:25:15 +0000

The great room of the 2010 Showcase Home.

A builder featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ron Nance belongs to an elite brotherhood. The President/CEO of The Oaks Development Company brings his signature touch in fine homebuilding to one of the strongest luxury home markets in the country, my hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma.

Each year, [...]

AJ Pilipinas

A. D. Tejada — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:44:53 +0000

Jun Sandoval of AJ Pilipinas

Whenever the Filipino-American community of Lawton-Ft. Sill in southwest Oklahoma gathers for a party or festival, a call is made to Jun Sandoval. Not only is Jun quite famous for his Filipino dishes, but he also loves to cook. Years ago, listening with interest, I heard rumors that the Sandoval [...]

Team Tango Birthday

A. D. Tejada — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:01:30 +0000

StrangeTango.com celebrates a milestone first birthday.

15 years was the timeframe between my first interactive multimedia class and the launch of StrangeTango.com: Life as Art. In the 1990’s, the Boston University College of Communication was one of the first colleges in the nation to teach a course in new media technologies. I was one [...]

Lawton Farmer’s Market

A. D. Tejada — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:21:16 +0000

At the Lawton Farmer's Market, a truckload of melons from Daniel's Farm in Chandler is a glorious sight.

Before I returned to the southwest Oklahoma town where I grew up, I lived in seven major American cities and traveled throughout the world. When possible, whether in Boston, Bangkok, or Dakar, I would look for local [...]

THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Race, Class, and Crime in America

A. D. Tejada — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:30:55 +0000

My personal copy of this important new book by Charles Ogletree.

Professor Charles Ogletree of Harvard Law School has written the much anticipated and definitive book on the high-profile case involving the arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home in Cambridge on July 16, 2009. The incident is of [...]

The Secret Courtyard Garden

A. D. Tejada — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:57:41 +0000

My mother's secret courtyard garden that I created for her.

A secret courtyard garden for my mother reminiscent of the tropical paradise where she was born, a spot where she could sit outdoors in the shade and inhale the familiar fragrances that remind her of her native home. I always give creative gifts, and [...]

Meals From the Grill

A. D. Tejada — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:01:01 +0000

During the summer months, I love to cook on the grill beneath the portico by the kitchen. My family enjoys al fresco dining among the lush garden and water fountain as appetizing aromas waft through the air. For a week, June 3-9, I prepare lunch or dinner on the grill. My flavor profiles are global—combining Mediterranean, North African, [...]

Still Life with Armani

atejada — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:57:36 +0000

Still life composition with Armani.

To live life as art, attunement and scale are the essentials, not the resources of a financier or industrialist. Many images of beauty that I create—my handiwork—cost nothing at all, or very little, and yet, I live life to the fullest.

I have always appreciated the thought and effort cosmetics companies place [...]

My Neo-Zen Garden

A. D. Tejada — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:22:28 +0000

My Neo-Zen garden.

Throughout literature, the garden has represented sanctuary. Voltaire’s world-weary Candide retired to cultivate his garden, contented with the philosophy of living a simple life, “all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.” The gardens I have cultivated in our various homes have always been contemplative spaces, an escape [...]