“Piecing It Together” co-curator Chale Nafus, who documented the scene with his camera back in the day, took this photo of pioneering Austin graffiti artist Alfred “Skam” Martinez in 1987. Credit: ...
Nordstrom, aka SLOKE, tagged Austin throughout the 90s under the watch of his mentor Al Martinez, aka SKAM. He admits that part of the rush of tagging was the threat of being caught, but that wasn’t ...
Sloke Monroe Blackorby, 77, died at 2:25 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after several years of declining health. He was born Dec. 29, 1931, in Rosedale ...