Foundry Tree – Iron-Casting Artists Database

WE ARE IRON

Celebrating the diversity of people and the unity of iron, Foundry Tree is a project that links artists who cast iron, build and run iron furnaces, cultivate, fabricate, and revel in these processes. Currently, over 1,100 participants are in this database. And now over 800 people are part of the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/foundrytree/
This connective process began in April, 2009 at the National Conference on Cast Iron Art at SLOSS Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama.

Foundry Tree is an evolving, changing project. Over 600 participants to date are part of this database! This connective process of began April 1-4, 2009 at the National Conference on Cast Iron Artat <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.slossfurnaces.com/media/html/home/sloss_story.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SLOSS Furnaces</a> in Birmingham, Alabama. Please e-mail me at <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="mailto:gabriel.akagawa@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">gabriel.akagawa@gmail.com</a> if you have questions, are interested in participating in, hosting, or exhibiting this project. Due to limitations of technology, the main <a class="wiki_link" href="/tree">tree</a> only represents a select few of the artists in various iron casting communities. If you have had your picture taken for this project, you may be linked to this project via a colleague on the treeor through an institution, community or event listed at the left of the site.You may also search for your last name via the Search function at the upper left. Appointments, exhibitions and events will be posted on the <a class="wiki_link" href="/calendar">calendar</a>. .Thanks so much, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.gabrielakagawa.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gabriel Akagawa</a>

NEW!: “Calendar of Iron Events” gives a calendar view of recent and upcoming iron events that organizers have shared with me. It is found under the “LINKS/EVENTS” Tab at the top menu. If you have an iron pour/conference/symposium you would like listed, please email me at gabriel.akagawa@gmail.com

“FOUNDRY TREE WAS AT:” is a feature to the Foundry Tree at the bottom of the site. These posts give a backdrop to each event that hosted the Foundry Tree project. A special video work by Laura Mullen https://castirongypsy.com/ is featured on the WCIAA in Granite City, IL 2018 post.

Please e-mail me at gabriel.akagawa@gmail.com if you have questions, are interested in participating in, hosting, or exhibiting this project. You may also email me your digital image to add to the site.

Due to limitations of the website, the “tree“ only represents a few of the artists in various iron casting communities from the first years of the website. The more comprehensive displays are the Schools, Institutions, Events and Pours table and Iron USA Map and Iron Earth Map in the menu at the top of the site.

If you had your picture taken for this project, you may be linked to this project through one or more of the over 150 **Schools, Institutions, Events or Pours. You may search for your first and/or last name via the ‘Search’ function at the upper right. If your image is posted, please search your email account for a message from me for information request or email me directly. gabriel.akagawa@gmail.com**

Thank you very much,

Gabriel Akagawa

WE ARE IRON

This 3 inch sew-on patch commemorates the 10 year anniversary of the Foundry Tree. It costs $10 and helps supports the endeavor and is available by emailing me.