Howdy Folks, Welcome to The podCAST IRON. My name is Laura Elizabeth Mullen and on this podcast I interview members of the cast iron art community in order to inspire, educate and spread ideas about iron casting and cast iron art. Our guest on today's episode is the one and only Matt Eaton. Matt is a contemporary sculptor, printmaker and art educator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While listening to this interview you will find out all the details from Matt's journey through life as a professional artist and all the many career paths he has explored, so I won't give you any spoilers now. Just know that this conversation with Matt was incredibly interesting and I was on the edge of my seat through all the twists and turns of his story.

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• Western Cast Iron Art Alliance - 501 C3, non-profit organization and consists of iron casting artists in the western states that have existed since 2008 to educate, demonstrate and exhibit cast iron art in the region. This group of sculptors creatively focuses on a variety of art forms ranging from installation to performance works utilizing cast iron as their vocabulary. Visit their website: https://www.wciaa.org
• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art. For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website https://www.slossmetalarts.com and follow them on Instagram: @slossmetalarts

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• Michael Ebeling
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Howdy Folks, Welcome to The podCAST IRON. My name is Laura Elizabeth Mullen and on this podcast I interview members of the cast iron art community in order to inspire, educate and spread ideas about iron casting and cast iron art. Our guest on today's episode is Gabe Akagawa. Gabe is a multi media artist based in Chicago Illinois. On top of that Gabe is the person who developed and runs the Foundry Tree Database. Now if you don't know already, the Foundry Tree is an online resource that documents practitioners within the cast iron community. This database includes information and photographs of individuals as well as institutions linked to the cast iron movement and it's history.

This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• Western Cast Iron Art Alliance - 501 C3, non-profit organization and consists of iron casting artists in the western states that have existed since 2008 to educate, demonstrate and exhibit cast iron art in the region. This group of sculptors creatively focuses on a variety of art forms ranging from installation to performance works utilizing cast iron as their vocabulary. Visit their website: https://www.wciaa.org
• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art. For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website https://www.slossmetalarts.com and follow them on Instagram: @slossmetalarts

Great thanks to our other top supporters:

• Michael Ebeling
• Tripp Jarvis
• Steven Reider
• Eric W. Stephenson - https://www.ericwstephenson.com
• Greg Volker

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Our guest on today's episode is Rhiannon Scheidt. Rhiannon is a multi media artist whose current body of work focuses on cast iron, glass and neon. She is also the sculpture instructor and foundry director at New Mexico Highlands University. In this episode Rhiannon tells us about the amazing journey that she has been on in life and in her artistic practice, I was on the edge of my seat through the entire interview and I'm sure you will be too, so get ready!

This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• The Mid-South Sculpture Alliance - a non-profit arts organization that advances the creation and awareness of sculpture and sculptors. MSA creates opportunities for it's members through exhibition, education and networking opportunities centered on traditional and contemporary approaches to sculpture. Visit their Wegsite: https://www.midsouthsculpture.org and follow them on Instagram: @midsouthsculpture
• Western Cast Iron Art Alliance - 501 C3, non-profit organization and consists of iron casting artists in the western states that have existed since 2008 to educate, demonstrate and exhibit cast iron art in the region. This group of sculptors creatively focuses on a variety of art forms ranging from installation to performance works utilizing cast iron as their vocabulary. Visit their website: https://www.wciaa.org
• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art. For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website https://www.slossmetalarts.com and follow them on Instagram: @slossmetalarts
• The Metal Museum, located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee, is the only museum of its kind dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing the art and craft of metalwork. The Metal Museum offers a unique experience with a rich exhibition schedule, a growing permanent collection, an onsite Blacksmith Shop and Foundry, and education and outreach programming. For more information visit metalmuseum.org and follow them on Instagram: @metalmuseum.

Great thanks to our other top supporters:

• Michael Ebeling
• Tripp Jarvis
• Steven Reider
• Eric W. Stephenson - https://www.ericwstephenson.com
• Greg Volker

Watch the episode video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0D-HVFT61Ry8m83AOrVlg

Support us on Patreon and get access to the After Show: https://www.patreon.com/thepodcastiron

Send us an email: thepodcastiron@gmail.com

Thanks for tunin' in!