It seems only natural that brothers Corbin and Ross See would follow in their father’s footsteps to become successful interior designers in today’s contemporary lifestyle market. They grew up in a creative environment with their father, Carson See, a well-known and respected Oklahoma City designer and founder of Sees Design.
Corbin and Ross say they’ve learned everything they know about...
We’ve all seen them, in books or museums or maybe in someone’s collection: snapshots from bygone times, capturing forever via an amateur’s lens something of great historical importance. It might be a political figure at a microphone, barely recognizable above the heads of the listening crowd. It could be a little black-and-white candid of a kid at play, taken...
It took more than half a decade to restore and renovate Tulsa’s Church Studio. And while that may sound like a long time, five years is really just a fleeting moment in the life of that historic building, which is now once again open to the public.
Consider that the Church Studio was constructed at its 304 S. Trenton...
Sculptor LaQuincey Reed’s passion swirls around art as it intertwines with history. He gravitates toward creations “of things people don’t know a lot about. I want to get a monument dedicated to the Black cowboy. The West was diverse, and a lot of cowboys were Black.
“I’ve been drawing since I was a kid,” he continues. The Lawton native studied...
The inspiration for The Half came to Bill Cameron one warm summer evening.
As he watched the sun set on Lake Hefner from the patio at Redrock Canyon Grill, the CEO and Chairman of the Board at Cameron Enterprises thought about the view outside his own office.
“Man,” thought Cameron, “I’d sure like to have something like this for our office.”
The...
Over the next 20 years, according to a recent study by Boeing, there will be a worldwide demand for 763,000 commercial pilots. In North America, the projected number of pilots is 208,000, representing 27% of the global demand.
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) is looking for innovative ways to meet that demand with several programs and strategies to build the...
A “rich and diverse artistic landscape” is essential to the state’s ability to attract and retain business and industry, says Amber Sharples, executive director of the Oklahoma Arts Council.
“In rural Oklahoma, the arts provide economic opportunities and an enhanced quality of life,” she says. “In urban areas, the arts can provide a distinct cultural feel for a community and help...
A Changing Industry
Low interest rates and pandemic-related changes mean the public has put more emphasis on their homes, spending more there, thus creating pent-up demand.
“There have been price upticks for sure,” says Kent Hoffman, general contractor and owner of Kent Hoffman Construction in OKC. “Lumber skyrocketed in the summer of 2020, up six or seven times previous cost six...
It’s no secret that the Tulsa and OKC metros are booming with new projects. These include major headquarters, multi-use buildings, apartments, historical renovations and even an indoor waterpark. Read on to see what’s on the Oklahoma agenda.
From its earliest days as a rowdy, late 1800s Cherokee Outlet trading and cattle-shipping outpost, Woodward has grown to be a most busy place. Indeed, organizers are at work preparing to stage two major events – one, among the oldest of its kind in Oklahoma, and the other only in its second year.
The 92nd annual Woodward Elks Rodeo, a...