Scott Parson's Turtle Schulptures

"A lot of artists have their work cast in Colorado, but if an artist wants to be in on the process, it would mean several trips to the foundry," Haugen says. "I'm glad he wanted to have it done here, where he could follow the process, check on things and have final approval." Parsons said it's nice to be able to bring his Augustana students along to watch the castings.

"I think it's valuable for them to see that I'm a working artist, see the process of making the molds and how to work with foundries," Parsons says. "I have students down there for the pours."