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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More Information about “The Shape of Community” Rotating Sculpture Series in O’Fallon, MO: https://www.ofallon.mo.us/shape-of-community

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Mary Neubauer has amazing stories and exciting opportunities on the horizon.  She discusses it all her in this episode.

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This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• 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.
• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 

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• Steven Reider
• Eric W. Stephenson - https://www.ericwstephenson.com

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Apply to exhibit your work in “The Shape of Community”, a rotating outdoor sculpture exhibition in O’Fallon, Missouri - https://www.ofallon.mo.us/shape-of-community

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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 Art Alliance and he is going to be the 2023 Keynote speaker for the National Conference on Cast Iron Art and Practices at Sloss in less than one month’s time.

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This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• 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.
• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 

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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 and exciting plans for the future of Sloss that will benefit not only their metal art and residency programs but the entire movement of cast iron art.

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This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art supporting 27,000 Degrees of Culture.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 
• 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.

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• Steven Reider
• Eric W. Stephenson - https://www.ericwstephenson.com

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Great long interview with “Lobdeezy” for ya here - Grab a beverage and buckle up!

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This episode is brought to you by our top supporters:

• Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 
• 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.

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Stacey’s story shows what happens when someone life has been deeply steeped in iron and metal arts. 

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Cassi Rebman is working her ass off!  Well she always was... and this is the story.

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This is the much anticipated interview of Wayne Potratz.  It does not disappoint. 

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Alison has always enjoyed learning new things and her story demonstrates how this behavior is a major benefit to any artist – or even just every person in general.  Through trial and error she has become an accomplished iron caster and she is leading the way into the future through her teaching and service as a Western Cast Iron Art Alliance Committee Member. 

The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporter, Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 

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Elizabeth (Biz) shares the story of her introduction to iron casting.  She also details why she uses cast iron in her artwork and recounts stories from her time as emerging artist at Sloss. 

The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members.  This episode is brought to you by our top supporter, Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art.  For more information about the Sloss Metal Art Program visit their website slossmetalarts.com 

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Steven Reider

Eric W. Stephenson - https://www.ericwstephenson.com/

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