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.

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