Jeremy and Kathleen kindly
housed us while we were in OKC. During that time Liz got to help prepare for
the Braid Creative open house, and I got to run around Downtown OKC to rediscover my old stomping grounds. So many shiny new things to see. 36 hours
later, I wiped my brow from taking in all of the must-sees, and we loaded up for
the drive back to Tulsa to board our plane. As we started to say goodbye to our
old hometown we made one last stop near the corner of 9th and Broadway.
The Flaming Lips front
man Wayne Coyne founded an art gallery on Automobile Alley dubbed The Womb. The Womb has a psychedelically
painted exterior, and houses ever-changing unorthodox art installations. Under
the wing of its multi-colored walls sits an Oklahoma-centric shop called
Dwelling Spaces. I had frequented the Tulsa location, and was looking
forward to stopping at the recently opened OKC shop. It was filled with all things Okie-grown. Oklahoma music, local art prints, and even Wayne Coyne felt finger puppets. We walked out with smiles and Oklahoma swag to take back to the East Coast. The fact that there was a giant, mirror ball right outside the front door was just the cherry on top of the psychedelic sundae.
