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Sharon McBride
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Your Inner Picasso
It’s been said that creating art can be good for the soul and for mental health, but what if you think you don’t have any...

Marching to Their Own Beat
Thousands of scientific and academic studies have shown that music education improves academic achievement, builds communication skills, develops teamwork and increases engagement in school. However,...

Where the Quips Come Quick
The comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? has familiarized American and British TV viewers with improvisational theater over the years. For an in-person experience,...

The Power of Creation
Two organizations, through their fellowships, help Oklahoma artists make their creative dreams come to fruition. The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship...

From Trash to Treasure
Many a homeowner has a few old pieces of furniture lingering, unused, in the garage. Maybe they don’t fit with the décor anymore or maybe...

A Dairy Day Diary
If you ever wondered how Braum’s makes all those delicious goodies stocked in its stores, you can find out firsthand. Braum’s Farms in Tuttle offers...

Forging Ahead from Antiquity
Books, videos and lectures on blacksmithing can only go so far. Those practicing this ancient, sophisticated, highly technical craft say you have to learn by...

Back to Aartvark
It was the coveted purse of a newborn fowl that first drew Keith Whitfield to the art world. “Only in Oklahoma,” says Whitfield, who owns...

Training Feathered Dragons
Falconry is often thought of as the extinct hobby of medieval knights, yet hunting with birds of prey thrives in the state. Lauren McGough, an...

Brewing a New Medium
For Tulsa native Karen Eland, coffee is more than a pick-me-up in the morning; it’s part of her unique art. Eland, who resides in Oregon,...