Much gratitude to the Canadian Society for Contemporary Iron Arts for hosting Foundry Tree in Hamilton, Ontario for their Third Annual Iron Pour at Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology. My kids and I enjoyed their first trip outside the United States! Many thanks to Vanessa Krause for facilitating our attendance, arranging a space for us to work, and all of her hard work and support.
My kids Ima and Ari helped with the Foundry Tree setup, data entries and packing up. They have their own blogs their nature observations on our journey. Ima’s Birdminded page has her trip photos and Ari’s Love of Bugs.
Many thanks to EVERYONE including the museum staff and train conductors. My kids and I had an amazing adventure driving to Hamilton, ON from Chicago and back again.

Pre-pour Talk.


Great site location of the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology.


Guest performance artist, Kiera “Kiki” Boult, leading a procession to the Iron Pour area.



Ima and Ari working with Josh Avery to get his information and a patch.
