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StrangeTango.com is a multilayered art installation in cyberspace…the documentation of a life in three iterations: as a film treatment, a book, a blog. “What remains as documentation of a life?” Strange Tango haunts the boundaries of digital streams and visceral storytelling, where pixels and dreams flow together. Video, reportage, and nonlinear narrative meld in captured moments from the life of A. D. Tejada, artist - traveler - citizen of the world. Life is a strange tango...  |
The Arts for All Festival in Lawton is an annual community event that showcases artists from Oklahoma and surrounding states. Sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the 2011 festival was held May 13-15 at Shepler Park. The weather was perfect as some 30,000 people attended [...] I first knew Whitney Nance Perry as the daughter of my childhood friend and classmate, Ron Nance. When I returned home to Lawton to be with my family, after more than a decade living in the Boston area, my husband Joseph and I purchased a lovely home in one of the most desirable neighborhoods [...] On a Sunday morning Quietly, comfortably, We methodically pot orchids – Plants subsisting mainly On mist and thin air. Dendrobiums, phalaenopsis, Arranged into clay pots Anchored with dried coconut husks And smooth white rocks filched From a neighbor’s landscaping. Cattleyas, in Chinese vases, The potting medium brought over In a balikbayan box From [...] Five years ago, I relocated from a Boston exurb to my hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. In the space of a year, the national spotlight focused on Oklahoma and this city of approximately 100,000 located in the Texoma region between Oklahoma City and the Texas border. With the steady supply of newsworthy stories from the [...] Duncan, Oklahoma is home to oil millionaires and Halliburton management. The neighborhoods are among the finest to be found in the entire state and country, with large houses in a variety of architectural styles nestled among the cul-de-sacs and heavily tree-lined streets. Ricky Harrison, Naturescape One of the most impressive properties belongs to [...] Earl Wyatt and Daisy Castañeda-Wyatt Stepping inside Mabuhay International Ethnic Food Market in Lawton, Oklahoma is like entering an authentic, family-run store in the Philippines. The assorted merchandise is eye-catching; the CEO and owner, Daisy Castañeda-Wyatt, is friendly and welcoming. Here in southwest Oklahoma, the Filipino community is one of the most active [...] |
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