My very dear friend and spiritual father Jerry Capel died Wednesday July 23, 2025. The challenge of eulogizing someone so deeply cherished is immense. It’s about more than just recounting memories; it’s about conveying the impact they had on your life. When you’ve shared so much—from breaking bread to learning,…
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Dancingbird Gallery & Studio
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Dancingbird Gallery in 2025: An Adventure in Art and Agitation
Dancingbird Gallery in 2025: An Adventure in Art and Agitation Owning a glassblowing gallery in a mall right now feels a little like trying to do performance art on a sinking ship, while someone is rearranging the furniture and charging you extra for the privilege.Between rising tariffs on raw materials,…
Poetry, Prose & Prayer
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The Glassblower’s Heart
The Glassblower’s HeartBy Sarah E. Skwire It is not stable. It has never been.It’s fifteen thousand brittle, jagged shardsWhich impersonate a whole. Innately marred,It could explode at any time–just whenYou least expect it, like as not.The threat of loss and injury is all too real.You have to heat it. You…
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Holy Springs, Open Doors, and Coming Home from Another Direction
Again I find myself returning to the theme of home, how a place can call you back long after you’ve left it, and how returning isn’t always going backward. Sometimes it’s a forward movement from another direction, a circling flight that finally brings you to where you were always meant…
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Heat, Hummingbirds, and the Hazards of Creativity: Notes from the Torch
Heat, Hummingbirds, and the Hazards of Creativity: Notes from the Torch This morning began with clarity, the rare kind. A soft, cooling breeze slipped through the Ozark hills, and for a brief, holy hour the world felt fresh… and so did I. My mind was sharp, ideas were flowing, and…
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Ex Cathedra Studio
On this Feast of the Ascension, I would like to announce the opening of Ex Cathedra Studio in downtown Fayetteville Arkansas. Upon moving to Fayetteville this last summer, I began looking for a space in which to be and to do, whatever I was to be doing or whatever it…