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■ Tony Tiger, artist and instructor at Bacone College, said art can be found in everyday life. By RENEE FITE Press Special Writer Sitting in a booth at Del Rancho, his iced tea pushed aside, artist Tony Tiger writes in his hard-bound notebook as he listens to messages on a cell phone. Not wasting any time or leaving details to chance, Tiger looks up and smiles, saying he’s “writing down messages about upcoming art shows.” Soft-spoken and gentle in his approach, the director of art at Muskogee’s Bacone College is also con- fident and self-assured as he speaks of both art lessons and life lessons. “We have a lot of poten- tial in a small, intimate school setting,” said Tiger. While the Tiger name is familiar to many involved in the art world, Tony indi- cated he’s no relation to the late Jerome Tiger or his family. His passion is to help young people find their place through art. “[My goal is to] nurture and encourage [student artists] to move to the next level,” he said. Tiger teaches fundamen- tals of art, drawing, paint- ing, art history, screen print- ing and three-dimensional art as part of the curriculum at Bacone. His own experiences of rebellion and loneliness, even as a middle child, make it important for him to reach out to youth today, he said. As child who liked to draw horses and nature, he was inspired by an older brother. “I was attracted to his ability to create from raw materials,” Tiger said. “He never did anything with it, but he was a natural. He’s deceased.” Born in Los Angeles, Tiger spent his early years in Shawnee. His father was a pastor, and the family moved frequently. “In L.A., we attended the Indian Baptist Church, but didn’t have the Indian powwows or culture,” he said. “In Shawnee, there were huge Sac and Fox powwows.” In North Dakota, they lived on the famous Stand- ing Rock Reservation, where he learned to walk on the wild side of life. “I was rebelling,” Tiger said. And he was beginning to be aware there were dif- ferent native cultures. Later, the family returned to Shawnee, where he graduated from high school in 1982, and partici- pated in athletics. A scholarship to Bacone and studying with Dick West kept him in school for a semester, but he was rest- less and wanted to see more of the world. “I realized [then] I get bored if I’m not learning,” he said. “I got my life on the right path, putting the atten- tion on the Christian belief in Christ and returned to church. I met my wife, Brenda, a Cherokee.” Tiger said he feels fortu- nate to have had so many excellent art teachers. “Kelly Kirk at Seminole State College helped me understand what art is and can be,” he said. At Oklahoma State Uni- versity, a major influence was watercolorist Jack Titus, and Mark Sisson, who taught Tiger drawing and print-making. “[Sisson] was the first one to understand my use of color and making it work,” Tiger said. While Tiger was finish- ing his degree, his father died, so he took time out from school and became a youth minister at Glorieta Church. “After dad died, I found that he’d kept every draw- ing I’d done since fourth grade,” he said. “It makes you feel loved. It’s a very solid feeling with a sense of completion, knowing my parents did the best they could without an education. My parents were very encouraging of my art, that was very powerful.” As time passed, he began to realize art was repetitive. He could be painting one day, building the next day, and doing an interview or setting up a show the next day. While not in school, he continued making art and showing it in Oklahoma City at the Indian Art Gallery. It was there he met four major artists who influ- enced and mentored him: Virginia Stroud, Robert Taylor, Merlin Little Thun- der and Benjamin Harjo Jr. “They encouraged me to stay in school and work hard,” he said. Tiger com- pleted his bachelor of fine arts degree at Oklahoma State University in 2001, and earned his master of fine arts degree in 2007 at the University of Okla- homa. “[OU Director of Art] Mary Jo Watson was very supportive,” he said. “She helped me understand how the past is important to understand the present and future of creating art,” he said. He was once asked by a professor how his contribu- tions would influence the world of art. In time, he has come to find the answer to that ques- tion. Tiger expresses himself through mixed media by incorporating photography into his paintings, and uses color to express meaning or mood. “Writing is important for the viewer to understand what the artist is trying to express,” he said. “I’m Creek, Seminole, Sac and Fox, so I combine cultures, time periods, political iconography, and Christian influence.” Tiger said art becomes a metaphor for his feelings, and that people can find art anywhere, if they’re willing to look. “Everything you use or wear, drive or hang on your wall, someone studied art to do that,” he said. “Art is in your life when someone asks, ‘Does this shirt go with these pants?” Art has more power and influence than we realize, he said. “Every generation of artists record their time period. It’s important for future generations to go back and look at who we were, our theology and social environment,” he said. “As contemporary artists, we paint art of the culture we understand. Mine deals with family, social issues, beliefs, time periods, life. We are more than reflections in a mirror; we’re soul and spirit.” Tiger uses his education to continue creating art. “I teach to pay bills, but in the summer I paint and travel to shows,” he said. Tiger’s recent shows include an exhibition at the State Capitol, “Free Con- sciousness,” and a two-man exhibition with Bob Martin, “Perceptions of Being.” The latter show premiered at Bacone in November, then moved to John Brown University in February, where Martin teaches. “Perceptions of Being” will be displayed at the NSU Art Gallery, June 11- 12, during the Art of Living Art Walk. Tiger will travel to Indi- anapolis, Ind., for Eitlejorg at the Museum of Indian Art Festival, June 26-27, and the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko for a one-man exhibition, July 25 through Sept. 11. He will be curator for a Bacone alumni exhibi- tion, July 9-18 at Santa Fe, N.M. Tahlequah Daily Press Tuesday, June 1, 2010 ... Page 3 ■ LOCAL You’re invited Tony Tiger’s next exhibit is June 11-12, at the Northeastern State University Art Gallery, as part of the Art of Living Art Walk. A reception will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, June 11, at the NSU Gallery. ■ Daily Log Court Report Warranty Deeds Karen A. Lubbers et al to Bobbie K. Bartlett Clarence E. Stevens et ux to Sean Jonathon Stevens Noel Lahr et vir to Robert Paiva et al Felonies Noah Christopherson – assault and battery with a dan- gerous weapon Misdemeanors Jessica Rae Dallis – obstructing an officer Tommy Fred Lewis – DUI- misdemeanor Nathan Allen Fritze – DUI- misdemeanor, driving under suspension, transporting open container Rodney Gene Wesley – DUI under 21 Renato Viveros Hernandez – resisting an officer Dewayne R. Dawes – DUI- misdemeanor Dave Stroud – DUI-misde- meanor Civils Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. vs. Haskell W. Poteet Sr. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. vs. Nichole Ralls Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. vs. Haskell W. Poteet Sr. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. vs. Anthony Kupsick Atlantic Credit & Finance vs. Debbie L. Ross Protective Orders Leslie Cole vs. Christopher Crittenden Colten Boston vs. Stacie Guthrie Small Claims East Star Properties vs. Cheryl D. Vaughn – entry and detainer East Star Properties vs. Maranda Ann McLemore – entry and detainer Divorces Jaimi Ellen Kearney vs. Alen Kearney Marriages Paul Cory Kinman, 24, Tahlequah, to Ellen Marie Slack, 21, Tahlequah Traffic Report Mary Marsha McCaslin – taxes due state Brittany Rashel Childs – driving under revocation Terry Lee McLemore – driving under revocation Kristy La Dawn Muck – speeding Carmen Jimene Leon – speeding, no drivers license Alisa Fran Ballou – no security verification Emily Rachell Whisenhunt – no seat belt Vanessa Renee Solis – no child restraint Ralph F. Nihart – no securi- ty verification Ashley Marie Olivia – no security verification, taxes due state Linda Flora Lopez – no child restraint Shana Angela Nicole Dry – speed not reasonable and proper Arron Von Grider – failure to stop at stop sign, defective equipment Chandon C. Degase – open container beer Bobby Dean Brown Jr. – no seat b elt Matthew F. McDaniel – speeding 15 mph over Justin Clay Moore – expired license plate Lashawna L. Davis – open container beer Casto Alvarez Malagon – no drivers license Brian Lee Crider – taxes due state Anthony Soldier – open container beer Tommy Earl Garner – no security verification Dawn Arnel Dushane – driving under revocation, reck- less driving Rebecka Lynn Candle – no seat belt Matthew James Tehee – no seat belt Rita K. Bergman – no security verification Justin Ray Jones – speed- ing Wesley Robert Martin – no seat belt Marcia Christine Cotton – no seat belt Saturnino Garcia-Vazquez – speeding, no drivers license Marshall Dale Coke – no seat belt Ben Alan Converse – no seat belt Amber Gayle Stamps – speed not reasonable and proper Rodney Gene Wesley – driving under revocation, no security verification Bryan Caflim – taxes due state Daniel Justin Garner – overweight 2,001 - 3,000 pounds Matthew Scott Crittenden – overweight 2,001-3,000 pounds Brent Allen Reamy – speeding Wayne Auther Gardner – speeding Scotty Gene Martinez – overweight 2,001-3,000 pounds Samuel Eugene Watson – overweight 4,001-5,000 pounds Angela K. Shufedt – over- weight 4,001-5,000 pounds Richard Dix Cunningham – overweight 9,001-10,000 pounds Jerry S. McGrew – defec- tive equipment Larry Duane Hayes – oper- ating CMV loaded in excess of reg laden weight Andrew Brown-Foreman – overweight 3,001-4,000 pounds Keith D. Herndon – over- weight 3,001-4,000 pounds Thomas Marian Bever – operate CMV loaded in excess of reg laden weight Kenneth Dewayne Graves – overweight 4,001-5,000 pounds Angelina Michaele Cannon – speeding Robert Lee Gibson – no drivers license Ralph Dale Simpson – speeding Monroe Colston II – no security verification Charles Shawn Waters – driving under revocation Howard Eugene Scott – speeding Kateri Elizabeth Thomas – driving under revocation Sarah Louise Bruguiere – no drivers license Aris Edwardo Baeza – no drivers license Lenise Vandover – failure to stop at stop sign Jennifer Ray Johnston – driving under suspension sec- ond or subsequent offense Death Notices BECK, Lennard C., 63. Tahlequah carpenter. Died May 20. No services planned. Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah. HEASLET, Sandra Kay, 55. Tahlequah homemaker. Died May 23. No services planned. Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah. COLBURN, Lofton Gene, 83. Proctor rancher. Died May 27. Sercies 2 p.m. June 1 at Green Country Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah. AUDD, Robert Lewis, 60. Tahlequah framer. Died May 18. Services pending with Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah. LAUER, Phyllis Marie, 87. Muskogee homemaker. Died May 26. Memorial service 2 p.m. May 30 at Green Country Funeral Home Chapel, Tahle- quah. JONES, Bobbie J., 66. Briggs elementary cook. Died May 25. No services planned. Green Country Funeral Home, Tahlequah. HAYNIE, Paul A., 59. Died May 26. Services 10 a.m. June 1 at Hart Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah. COLES, Harvey, 88. Welling mechanic. Died May 26. Services 2 p.m. June 1 at Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah. WEAVER, Lyle, 66. Tahlequah truck driver. Died May 26. Graveside services 10 a.m. June 4 at Fort Gib- son National Cemetery. Reed-Culver Funeral Home, Tahlequah. Artist passes along gift to youth -
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� Tony Tiger, artistand instructor atBacone College, saidart can be found ineveryday life. By RENEE FITEPress Special Writer
Sitting in a booth at DelRancho, his iced tea pushedaside, artist Tony Tigerwrites in his hard-boundnotebook as he listens tomessages on a cell phone.
Not wasting any time orleaving details to chance,Tiger looks up and smiles,saying he’s “writing downmessages about upcomingart shows.”
Soft-spoken and gentlein his approach, the directorof art at Muskogee’sBacone College is also con-fident and self-assured as hespeaks of both art lessonsand life lessons.
“We have a lot of poten-tial in a small, intimateschool setting,” said Tiger.
While the Tiger name isfamiliar to many involvedin the art world, Tony indi-cated he’s no relation to thelate Jerome Tiger or hisfamily.
His passion is to helpyoung people find theirplace through art.
“[My goal is to] nurtureand encourage [studentartists] to move to the nextlevel,” he said.
Tiger teaches fundamen-tals of art, drawing, paint-ing, art history, screen print-ing and three-dimensionalart as part of the curriculumat Bacone.
His own experiences ofrebellion and loneliness,even as a middle child,make it important for him toreach out to youth today, hesaid.
As child who liked todraw horses and nature, hewas inspired by an olderbrother.
“I was attracted to hisability to create from rawmaterials,” Tiger said. “Henever did anything with it,but he was a natural. He’sdeceased.”
Born in Los Angeles,Tiger spent his early yearsin Shawnee. His father wasa pastor, and the familymoved frequently.
“In L.A., we attendedthe Indian Baptist Church,but didn’t have the Indianpowwows or culture,” hesaid. “In Shawnee, therewere huge Sac and Foxpowwows.”
In North Dakota, theylived on the famous Stand-ing Rock Reservation,where he learned to walk onthe wild side of life.
“I was rebelling,” Tigersaid. And he was beginningto be aware there were dif-ferent native cultures.
Later, the familyreturned to Shawnee, wherehe graduated from highschool in 1982, and partici-pated in athletics.
A scholarship to Baconeand studying with DickWest kept him in school fora semester, but he was rest-less and wanted to see moreof the world.
“I realized [then] I getbored if I’m not learning,”he said. “I got my life on the
right path, putting the atten-tion on the Christian beliefin Christ and returned tochurch. I met my wife,Brenda, a Cherokee.”
Tiger said he feels fortu-nate to have had so manyexcellent art teachers.
“Kelly Kirk at SeminoleState College helped meunderstand what art is andcan be,” he said.
At Oklahoma State Uni-versity, a major influencewas watercolorist JackTitus, and Mark Sisson,who taught Tiger drawingand print-making.
“[Sisson] was the firstone to understand my use ofcolor and making it work,”Tiger said.
While Tiger was finish-ing his degree, his fatherdied, so he took time outfrom school and became ayouth minister at GlorietaChurch.
“After dad died, I foundthat he’d kept every draw-ing I’d done since fourthgrade,” he said. “It makes
you feel loved. It’s a verysolid feeling with a sense ofcompletion, knowing myparents did the best theycould without an education.My parents were veryencouraging of my art, thatwas very powerful.”
As time passed, hebegan to realize art wasrepetitive. He could bepainting one day, buildingthe next day, and doing aninterview or setting up ashow the next day.
While not in school, hecontinued making art andshowing it in OklahomaCity at the Indian ArtGallery. It was there he metfour major artists who influ-enced and mentored him:Virginia Stroud, RobertTaylor, Merlin Little Thun-der and Benjamin Harjo Jr.
“They encouraged me tostay in school and workhard,” he said. Tiger com-pleted his bachelor of finearts degree at OklahomaState University in 2001,and earned his master of
fine arts degree in 2007 atthe University of Okla-homa.
“[OU Director of Art]Mary Jo Watson was verysupportive,” he said. “Shehelped me understand howthe past is important tounderstand the present andfuture of creating art,” hesaid.
He was once asked by aprofessor how his contribu-tions would influence theworld of art.
In time, he has come tofind the answer to that ques-tion.
Tiger expresses himselfthrough mixed media byincorporating photographyinto his paintings, and usescolor to express meaning ormood.
“Writing is important forthe viewer to understandwhat the artist is trying toexpress,” he said. “I’mCreek, Seminole, Sac andFox, so I combine cultures,time periods, politicaliconography, and Christian
influence.”Tiger said art becomes a
metaphor for his feelings,and that people can find artanywhere, if they’re willingto look.
“Everything you use orwear, drive or hang on yourwall, someone studied art todo that,” he said. “Art is inyour life when someoneasks, ‘Does this shirt gowith these pants?”
Art has more power andinfluence than we realize,he said.
“Every generation ofartists record their timeperiod. It’s important forfuture generations to goback and look at who wewere, our theology andsocial environment,” hesaid.
“As contemporaryartists, we paint art of theculture we understand.Mine deals with family,social issues, beliefs, timeperiods, life. We are morethan reflections in a mirror;we’re soul and spirit.”
Tiger uses his educationto continue creating art.
“I teach to pay bills, butin the summer I paint andtravel to shows,” he said.
Tiger’s recent showsinclude an exhibition at theState Capitol, “Free Con-sciousness,” and a two-manexhibition with Bob Martin,“Perceptions of Being.”The latter show premieredat Bacone in November,then moved to John BrownUniversity in February,where Martin teaches.
“Perceptions of Being”will be displayed at theNSU Art Gallery, June 11-12, during the Art of LivingArt Walk.
Tiger will travel to Indi-anapolis, Ind., for Eitlejorgat the Museum of IndianArt Festival, June 26-27,and the Southern PlainsIndian Museum inAnadarko for a one-manexhibition, July 25 throughSept. 11. He will be curatorfor a Bacone alumni exhibi-tion, July 9-18 at Santa Fe,N.M.
Tahlequah Daily Press Tuesday, June 1, 2010 ... Page 3
� LOCAL
You’re invitedTony Tiger’s next
exhibit is June 11-12, atthe Northeastern StateUniversity Art Gallery, aspart of the Art of Living ArtWalk. A reception will beheld from 6-8 p.m., Friday,June 11, at the NSUGallery.
� Daily Log
Court ReportWarranty Deeds
Karen A. Lubbers et al toBobbie K. Bartlett
Clarence E. Stevens et uxto Sean Jonathon Stevens
Noel Lahr et vir to RobertPaiva et al
FeloniesNoah Christopherson –
assault and battery with a dan-gerous weapon
MisdemeanorsJessica Rae Dallis –
obstructing an officerTommy Fred Lewis – DUI-
misdemeanorNathan Allen Fritze – DUI-
misdemeanor, driving undersuspension, transporting opencontainer
Rodney Gene Wesley –DUI under 21
Renato Viveros Hernandez– resisting an officer
Dewayne R. Dawes – DUI-misdemeanor
Dave Stroud – DUI-misde-meanor
CivilsCitibank (South Dakota),
N.A. vs. Haskell W. Poteet Sr.Citibank (South Dakota),
N.A. vs. Nichole RallsCitibank (South Dakota),
N.A. vs. Haskell W. Poteet Sr.Citibank (South Dakota),
N.A. vs. Anthony Kupsick
Atlantic Credit & Financevs. Debbie L. Ross
Protective OrdersLeslie Cole vs. Christopher
CrittendenColten Boston vs. Stacie
GuthrieSmall Claims
East Star Properties vs.Cheryl D. Vaughn – entry anddetainer
East Star Properties vs.Maranda Ann McLemore –entry and detainer
DivorcesJaimi Ellen Kearney vs.
Alen KearneyMarriages
Paul Cory Kinman, 24,Tahlequah, to Ellen MarieSlack, 21, Tahlequah
Traffic ReportMary Marsha McCaslin –
taxes due stateBrittany Rashel Childs –
driving under revocationTerry Lee McLemore –
driving under revocationKristy La Dawn Muck –
speedingCarmen Jimene Leon –
speeding, no drivers licenseAlisa Fran Ballou – no
security verificationEmily Rachell Whisenhunt
– no seat beltVanessa Renee Solis – no
child restraintRalph F. Nihart – no securi-
ty verificationAshley Marie Olivia – no
security verification, taxes duestate
Linda Flora Lopez – nochild restraint
Shana Angela Nicole Dry –speed not reasonable andproper
Arron Von Grider – failureto stop at stop sign, defectiveequipment
Chandon C. Degase –open container beer
Bobby Dean Brown Jr. –no seat b elt
Matthew F. McDaniel –speeding 15 mph over
Justin Clay Moore –expired license plate
Lashawna L. Davis – opencontainer beer
Casto Alvarez Malagon –no drivers license
Brian Lee Crider – taxesdue state
Anthony Soldier – opencontainer beer
Tommy Earl Garner – nosecurity verification
Dawn Arnel Dushane –driving under revocation, reck-less driving
Rebecka Lynn Candle – noseat belt
Matthew James Tehee –no seat belt
Rita K. Bergman – nosecurity verification
Justin Ray Jones – speed-ing
Wesley Robert Martin – noseat belt
Marcia Christine Cotton –no seat belt
Saturnino Garcia-Vazquez– speeding, no drivers license
Marshall Dale Coke – noseat belt
Ben Alan Converse – noseat belt
Amber Gayle Stamps –speed not reasonable andproper
Rodney Gene Wesley –driving under revocation, nosecurity verification
Bryan Caflim – taxes duestate
Daniel Justin Garner –overweight 2,001 - 3,000pounds
Matthew Scott Crittenden –overweight 2,001-3,000pounds
Brent Allen Reamy –speeding
Wayne Auther Gardner –speeding
Scotty Gene Martinez –overweight 2,001-3,000pounds
Samuel Eugene Watson –overweight 4,001-5,000pounds
Angela K. Shufedt – over-weight 4,001-5,000 pounds
Richard Dix Cunningham –overweight 9,001-10,000pounds
Jerry S. McGrew – defec-tive equipment
Larry Duane Hayes – oper-ating CMV loaded in excess ofreg laden weight
Andrew Brown-Foreman –overweight 3,001-4,000pounds
Keith D. Herndon – over-weight 3,001-4,000 pounds
Thomas Marian Bever –operate CMV loaded inexcess of reg laden weight
Kenneth Dewayne Graves– overweight 4,001-5,000pounds
Angelina Michaele Cannon– speeding
Robert Lee Gibson – nodrivers license
Ralph Dale Simpson –speeding
Monroe Colston II – nosecurity verification
Charles Shawn Waters –driving under revocation
Howard Eugene Scott –speeding
Kateri Elizabeth Thomas –driving under revocation
Sarah Louise Bruguiere –no drivers license
Aris Edwardo Baeza – nodrivers license
Lenise Vandover – failureto stop at stop sign
Jennifer Ray Johnston –driving under suspension sec-ond or subsequent offense
Death NoticesBECK, Lennard C., 63.
Tahlequah carpenter. DiedMay 20. No services planned.Green Country Funeral Home,Tahlequah.
HEASLET, Sandra Kay,55. Tahlequah homemaker.Died May 23. No servicesplanned. Green CountryFuneral Home, Tahlequah.
COLBURN, Lofton Gene,83. Proctor rancher. Died May27. Sercies 2 p.m. June 1 atGreen Country Funeral HomeChapel, Tahlequah.
AUDD, Robert Lewis, 60.Tahlequah framer. Died May18. Services pending withGreen Country Funeral Home,Tahlequah.
LAUER, Phyllis Marie, 87.Muskogee homemaker. DiedMay 26. Memorial service 2
p.m. May 30 at Green CountryFuneral Home Chapel, Tahle-quah.
JONES, Bobbie J., 66.Briggs elementary cook. DiedMay 25. No services planned.Green Country Funeral Home,Tahlequah.
HAYNIE, Paul A., 59. DiedMay 26. Services 10 a.m.June 1 at Hart Funeral HomeChapel, Tahlequah.
COLES, Harvey, 88.Welling mechanic. Died May26. Services 2 p.m. June 1 atReed-Culver Funeral HomeChapel, Tahlequah.
WEAVER, Lyle, 66.Tahlequah truck driver. DiedMay 26. Graveside services10 a.m. June 4 at Fort Gib-son National Cemetery.Reed-Culver Funeral Home,Tahlequah.
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