Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with Russell Wrankle. He uses animal and human references to engage the existential tension between life and death. In our interview we talk about developing animals as poetic visual symbols, and the founding of Shape Theory Collective. He started the collective and online gallery to generate funds for criminal justice reform, specifically the Last Prisoner Project, which works to free individuals jailed for non-violent drug crimes. For more information visit www.russellwrankle.com www.shapetheorycollective.com   The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible by the support of Women Working With Clay Symposium, AMACO Brent, and Skutt Ceramic Products. For more information on sponsoring an episode of the podcast visit www.brickyardnetwork.org.