Feature Article


An Interview with Tucson Artist,


Greg Briggs


“If I Could Go to Work in a Foundry Every Day, I Would!”


By Joseph E. Fritz Executive Director R


ecently, my wife Maralin told me that we were invited to a small dinner party at the home of her


friend JoAnne Briggs. Both felt that I had a lot in common with JoAnne’s husband Greg, and that we would really hit it off. As usual, their instincts were spot on. In my initial conversations with


Greg, I quickly learned that he had in depth knowledge of the investment casting process and held a love for the industry second to none. It turns out, that Greg is a Tucson area artist that


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has been involved with the industry for decades. What makes him different is his in depth technical knowledge of the subject and the passion with which he reveres it. I was so impressed with him, that I scheduled an interview with him for INCAST Magazine.


The Interview I asked Greg how he got so involved with investment casting. He explained that he just fell in love with bronze sculpture when he was first exposed to it, but to


understand why, you need to understand a little bit about his background. Greg came from a family where


everyone was always building something. “I have a whole history working with my family building things, whether it’s grinding, welding, hammering or just putting things together.” He continued, “I became a person that was wrapped up totally in restoring old cars, antique and American Muscle cars. I realized that virtually every part on an automobile,


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