Artspeak Radio with Fredy and Francisco Gabuardy, & Belger Arts

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Twin artists Francisco and Freddie Gabuardy base their collaborative show on the Cadejo, a Nicaraguan dog-shaped spirit of light and darkness.

The hour opens locally. A KKFI promo and station welcome get everyone in the room before Artspeak Radio names the guests and eases into Belger Arts residency talk. The mood is neighborly, maybe a little chatty in the right way. The host gives the artists room, asking practical questions about training, materials, classes, and how people can see the work. Tyler gets a careful introduction: Bowling Green State University, ceramics, group exhibitions, demonstrations, private classes, and a spot in the Belger Glass Annex residency. Then the host asks if he is up to his elbows in glass, and Tyler sounds like someone already deep in it. He explains flameworking without making it precious. The talk moves into how different glass behaves, what carries over from other materials, and how equipment choices push the work around. His path feels improvised but believable. He moves from undergraduate ceramics into glaze chemistry, firing methods, color mixing, and a St. Louis community college tech job. Money matters here. A cheaper flameworking setup let him keep working at home, in spare time, while regular life kept circling the studio. The show has a soft spot for those practical details: kilns, websites, dates, venue reminders. Freddie and Francisco close warmly, with the host already picturing another visit and even a radio show-and-tell, since some art is hard to explain out loud. The library note is clear: the work is at the Central Public Library through September 20th, followed by thanks to Consuelo, Hannah, Tyler, Freddie, and Francisco.

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