A Passion for Merging Past and Future: An Interview with Marco Kalantari, writer and director of “The Shaman”

By: Vernon Nickerson Edited By : Colleen Page As a hardworking  artist and creative it is hard to miss what a true genius  Marco Kalantari is and  how humble he is about his craft. A bridge to many different cultures Marco Kalantari is truly a mirror of cultural diversity. The Art Of Monteque had  a chance to sit down with the writer and director to talk about his premiere … Continue reading A Passion for Merging Past and Future: An Interview with Marco Kalantari, writer and director of “The Shaman”

An Artist Reincarnated Into A New Kind of Artist

  By: Monteque Pope Le Beau   Edited By: Colleen Page   Images By: Tracie Thornton           Tracie Thornton is an artist who chose to leave the rat race to follow her own path. A path to give recycled and used items a well deserves second chance. So begins their new life as Jewelry, books, Prints and Art. Much in the … Continue reading An Artist Reincarnated Into A New Kind of Artist

Portrait Of A Phenomenal Woman

By: Monteque Pope-Le Beau   Edited By :Colleen Page   *Images By: Ms. Lonnie Calvin     The Art of Monteque got a chance to sit down with the phenomenal Ms. Lonnie Calvin as she prepares to showcase her second theatrical production of “Miz Bonnie’s Band”. The first was in  March 2013.  Ms. Lonnie Calvin is indeed an extraordinary woman, who’s childhood in Chicago was full of … Continue reading Portrait Of A Phenomenal Woman