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 Foundry Tree Database. Now if you don’t know already, the Foundry Tree is an online resource that documents practitioners within the cast iron community. This database includes information and photographs of individuals as well as institutions linked to the cast iron movement and it’s history.

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. 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

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• Michael Ebeling
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