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 life as an independent artist, husband and father.

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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 

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