The podCAST IRON

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 liste...

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 Fo...

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...

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 en...

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 e...

Today on the show our guest is Stephen Coles.  Steve is a sculptor based in the UK where he and his partner Necole Schmitz run a company called Coles Castings.  At the moment they primarily get their iron for casting from the operation of their self built waste oil furnaces.  The story that Steve tells to lead up to his development of his specific waste oil furnace design is quite the ride so buck...

Our guest today is Rian Kerrane.  Rian is an Irish sculptor and currently Full Professor for the College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver.  She also is a founding member of the Western Cast Iron Art Alliance and has contributed her time and efforts towards organizing the International Cast Iron Conference.  Now this is just the tip of the iceberg as Rian is involved in many thi...

On today's episode our guest is Dennis Peacock.  Dennis is a professor emeritus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he taught sculpture for thirty one years.  He was also the Director of the UT Knoxville's Sculpture Tour program which was a rotating sculpture exhibition that would feature large outdoor Sculpture from around the US and Canada.  Dennis is still actively making art and he...

On today's episode our guest is Durant Thompson.  Durant is a Professor of Art and the Area Head of Sculpture in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Mississippi.  He is also co-founder of the Yokna Sculpture Trail in Oxford Mississippi but we will get into all this and more during the interview. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode...

Our lovely guest on today's episode is Morgan Lugo.  And yes, this is the very same Morgan Lugo who solo tributaries exhibition is opening on April 21 st (2024) at the Metal Museum in Memphis.  Not only has Morgan worked in an art foundry extensively for years but her own artistic practice has produced an extensive and inspiring body of work.  I'm thrilled for you to get a chance to gain a deeper...

Tripp Jarvis is our guest on today's episode.  I met Tripp in person for the first time at this past Sloss conference and after interviewing him I can already tell you he's one of the most honest, hard working and kind individuals I've ever met.  I am honored to be able to share this episode with you so you can get the story from his perspective and if you are already good friends with Tripp maybe...

Our guest on today's episode is James L Hayes.  Many of you in our iron art tribe already know James but if you don't, he is an Irish visual artist who employs the use of iron and the casting of iron in many interesting ways within his body of work.  During this interview he covers all of this and more and I am so excited for you to get a chance to do this deep dive with him in this interview. Jam...

I'm delighted to have Phoenix Savage as our guest on today's episode.  Phoenix learned iron casting while earning her MFA at Georgia State and in this interview she informs me of some facets of industrial iron casting in American history that I was unaware of. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Crescent Creative...

Our guest on today's show is Jeremy Colbert.  Jeremy has had a long and very interesting relationship with learning the process of iron casting as well as using it as a material in his artwork and I'm so excited for you to learn all about his story through this interview. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Cresce...

Our guest on today's show is Noah Kirby.  Noah has a long career as a professor of art and sculpture as well as being a board member for the Western Cast Iron Art Alliance and he is Co-Director of Six Mile Sculpture Works in Granite City, IL.  The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Crescent Creative - a digital desig...

Coral Penelope Lambert is Professor of Sculpture at Alfred University and also the Director of the National Casting Center Foundry.  Her work includes cast and fabricated metal among other materials and her work takes many forms, sometimes large outdoor sculptures, sometimes more intimately sized pieces.  In this interview she details how she became an artist and where her life journey has taken h...

Deborah LaGrasse is a prolific artist and metal sculptor.  Among many of her life achievements, she has helped spread knowledge of cupola iron casting in numerous places throughout the years. Visit Deborah's Website: https://deborahlagrasse.com/   The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Crescent Creative - a digital d...

Buckle up because the story you will hear from Jay Elias will change how you look at the world. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Crescent Creative - a digital design & fabrication studio located in Birmingham, Alabama.  They utilize CNC router technology to produce foundry patterns, outdoor signage, furniture,...

Jen Torres currently teaches sculpture as a tenured professor at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.  She offers a wealth of knowledge about life and iron casting.  During this episode you will be on the edge of your seat because her story includes many unexpected twists and turns. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you...

Today on the show we have John Poole.  John studied with Wayne Potratz at the University of Minnesota and he went on to become the resident artist at an industrial foundry named the Smith Foundry.  In this conversation he explains how the relationship formed and what the benefits were. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supp...

Under the supervision of Julius Schmidt, Steve Daly built a small cupola in the mid sixties.  He took the 8 ½ inch cupola with him when he graduated as an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art.  He used it, and the knowledge of iron casting that he learned from Schmidt to begin spreading the technique of self-cast iron for the purpose of art making outside of Cranbrook.  Daly is one of the main early...

Our guest on today's show is George Beasley.  As many of you know, George was a student of Julius Schmidt at Cranbrook Academy of Art.  After learning from Julius how to run iron he went on to play a meaningful role in spreading the use of self cast iron as an artistic medium.  In his career he has helped make this process available to countless individual artists as well as leading an inspiring l...

Mary Neubauer has amazing stories and exciting opportunities on the horizon.  She discusses it all her in this episode. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  Support us on Patreon and get access to the After Show   https://www.patreon.com/thepodcastiron This episode is brought to you by our top supporters: Western Cast Iron Art Alliance   - 501 C3, non-profit organizat...

Ok you guys listen, today on the show we have the one and only, the man the myth the legend Toby Flores!  You probably already know all this but I'm going to tell you anyway – Toby is a faculty member of the Art & Design Department at Fort Hays State University and a prolific artist with proficiently in many different materials, including cast iron.  He is a board member for the Western Cast Iron...

Steve Reider holds two important positions at Sloss.  He is the Board president of Sloss Furnaces Foundation and he serves as a board member for the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.  If your life has in any way been changed by attending a conference at Sloss then do not miss out on this episode!  Steve shares with us some juicy details about the interworking of Sloss but also reveals new...