A walk on the Kite Trail in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Southwestern Oklahoma.
1. “40 Foot Hole”, West Cache Creek
2 & 3. Male Collared Lizard, or locally known as the “Mountain Boomer”
4. Indian Paintbrush Flower
5. Cacti
6. Another view of West Cache Creek & canyon walls
Printing frame for making contact prints. Made by my boyfriend, of Robert Hazelwood Woodworking and yours truly. Handcrafted from Padouk wood using planes, saws, etc. Very little power tool work went in to this and it has a rubbed on shellac and wax finish.
First somewhat successful gum bichromate print. Been pouring my efforts into this lately before the big move.
2 passes, one with lamp black and one with lamp black + sepia. 4x5 B&W negative contact print on Lana Aquarelle 140 lb hot press watercolor paper.
Chandler Park texture, 74107
Bixby Backroads Sighting, 74011
Arkansas River and Development, 74037
Steeple, First Baptist Church of Tulsa, 74103
Oral Roberts University Dorms, 74171
Promptly got kicked out of ORU after this. To be continued…
1. Tulsa Skyline Panorama with Refineries, 74107
2-5. Tulsa Skyline Panorama with Refineries, Details
Tulsa Skyline with Refineries, 74107
Mohawk Park, 74115
Arkansas River, Trash, Stink Plant
74105
Arkansas River, 74105
Arkansas River, Downtown Tulsa, and Power Plant, 74105
Arkansas River and Concrete Plant, 74119
Arkansas River & Refinery, 74127
Train Car, 74127
I will be moving to Atlanta, GA, in three months. This series will be my love letter to Tulsa, a place I have called home off-and-on since 1998.
These images will consist of things that stand out in my mind about Tulsa. Busted store fronts, religious zealotry, sprawling concrete, Brutalist architecture, racial segregation, violent weather, etc. But also the ragged beauty of this place, the vibrant music scene, sprawling urban parks full of persimmon trees and meandering trails, and all the places I visit and see around town that tickle me or make me reminisce.
Tulsa, you’re weird and I love you.
Women from the Tulsa Threat, Oklahoma’s only all-women tackle football team
Leading photo of this article on Upworthy
