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!

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