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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• 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.

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• Michael Ebeling
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• Greg Volker

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In today’s episode our guest is Tom Fox. Tom is a sculptor, educator and fabricator who is working and making art in San Diego, California and he is the President of the Western Cast Iron Art Alliance. And I’m sure if you’ve been listening to previous episodes of this podcast you know that the Western Conference hosted by Tom and the rest of the Western board is right around the corner at the end of October. No obviously we’re going to get some inside details about this upcoming conference but also Tom recounts for us his life path so far and how he found himself on this artistic journey. He also details for us how his body of artwork has progressed throughout the years.

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

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Our guest on today’s show is Leticia Bajuyo. Leticia is an interdisciplinary artist who serves as a studio art faculty member for the School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to holding this position her career path has taken her on quite the exciting journey and through it all she has maintained an astounding studio art practice by successfully creating works that range from exhibitions with her individual art, large scale instillations and public outdoor art as well as participating in many different art collectives. Of course you’ll learn all about these things in more depth with the conversation to come!

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!