Deep Beauty
In 2019 Swift Current Energy collected a large number of […]
Rock “Buoy” Sculpture as a Practical Vessel
We wrote about the evolution of Jeffrey’s “buoy” sculptures in
Junk Box to Jewel Box
This historic jewel box has been the storage facility for the Duncan family since Glenn Dale Duncan started ranching. Our first step in getting the Payne Gap project off the ground was to empty the schoolhouse …
Payne Gap Schoolhouse and Cemetery Logo
Jeffrey and I have been working on some logo ideas for the Payne Gap Schoolhouse and Cemetery compound, and I think we have arrived at a design that distills the essence of the property …
Those at Rest
The most thorough resource for finding out who is buried at the Payne Gap Cemetery is our directory, supplemented by Find-a-Grave …
It’s All in the Mix
We want the the Payne Gap “campus” to be a place that encourages and facilitates experimentation. Think of a model like Black Mountain College …
Payne Gap Schoolhouse Machine-Sewn Textile
This sewn rendering of the Payne Gap Schoolhouse was created
Payne Gap Schoolhouse and Students Circa 1940
That’s our very own Glenn Dale Duncan (Sam’s dad), front center, with suspenders. He was about six years old when an anonymous photographer took this picture of the 1940-41 class. This is the earliest known photograph of the rock schoolhouse, which replaced an earlier wooden structure destroyed by a fire …
Peace (and quiet).
Payne Gap offers an abundance of peace (and quiet). It’s the kind of peace and quiet that allows you to hear your heartbeat and maybe the pulse of something much larger …
