In the first episode of our seven-part Talkin’ Shop series interviewing contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters, The WELDER Editor Amanda Carlson talks with Rae Ripple, a metal sculpture artist from Texas.
Ripple opens up about how she went from living on the streets to making a career working with metal. The Season 1 contestant also talks about how she ended up on the Netflix show, her partnership with Hypertherm, showing off work at FABTECH 2021, and some of her latest projects.