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Tom Ray"s Art Podcast

Tom Ray

How do artists create, promote themselves and in the meantime still manage their own well-being?

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S02 Episode 5: How do you find creators & the work...

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2018/02/04

The question I ask this week: "How do you find creators & the work you display?" With all the things we've learned about the people I've talked with this season, I wanted to know how do they find the people they work with? And what should an artist or creator do to get involved? Listen to the episode: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts (iPhone), Google Play (Android) and YouTube. If you create things in your spare time, you've probably thought about trying to do it for a living or maybe

00:31:28

S02 Episode 4: Why open a physical place for art...

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2018/01/28

The question I ask this week: "Why open a physical place instead of an online business?" With the ability to sell and promote anything you make online, why would anyone spend the extra time and money opening a brick and mortar store? I wondered about the benefits of both choices. Listen to the episode: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts (iPhone), Google Play (Android) and YouTube. If you create things in your spare time, you've probably thought about trying to do it for a living or maybe you're

00:16:05

S02 Episode 3: How long did you give yourself to...

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2018/01/21

The question I ask this week: "How long did you give yourself to succeed?" How long would it take for someone to figure out if the risk they took to pursue their passion full-time was successful? I wanted to know if there is a timeline or some kind of method to say that venturing out on your own was worth it or should there be an exit strategy just in case. Listen to the episode: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts (iPhone), Google Play (Android) and YouTube. If you create things in your spare

00:32:12

S02 Episode 2: When were you ready to take the leap?

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2018/01/14

This episode I ask the question: "When were you ready to take the leap?" It's one thing to say you want to open your own shop or gallery. But what does it take to go against everything you know and actually do it? Listen to the show: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts (iPhone), Google Play (Android) and YouTube. If you create things in your spare time, you've probably thought about trying to do it for a living or maybe you're just trying to get the guts to put it out there for the first time

00:38:25

S02 Episode 1: What made you decide to start your own...

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2018/01/07

This episode I ask the question: "What made you decide to start your own business?" It's the first episode of the second season. This time I travel around Madison and meet with people that own or operate galleries, stores and other places that sell and promote local art. Listen to the show: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts (iPhone), Google Play (Android) and YouTube. If you create things in your spare time, you've probably thought about trying to do it for a living or maybe you're just trying

00:32:00

Melanie Jones

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week we get to meet photographer Melanie Jones. Melanie is an editorial photographer now based in Madison, Wisconsin, specializing in making portraits of companion animals, families, small business owners, and contemplative landscapes. When she moved here continuing her photography businesswas a hard thing to do at first but she's finding ways to make it work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast:

00:26:46

Stephenie Hamen

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

In the lastepisodethis season, I meetStephenie Hamen. She does crafts and helps teach people how to do them. But when it comesto her personal artwork she likes to paint and make things that are more abstract. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:23:52

Colin Holden

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet Colin Holden. Colin's work has a cartoon style, but he prefers to work on a large scale format, usually around five feet tall. He uses this platform to make pieces that express a timeline something that dates back to when he returned home after being sent away to boarding school as a kid. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:24:53

Robin Leigh Kling

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet Robin Leigh Kling. Robin is an artist that has made watercolor landscape paintings over the years. She took time off to raise her son but still managed to find ways to stay involved in the arts. She recently launched a Facebook page to showcase her portfolio called Memories In Watercolor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:19:39

Hanifa Debling

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet Hanifa Debling. Hanifa had a career in banking. During that time she went to school for Jewelry and Silversmithing. She made jewelry and other pieces for friends. Then, when she retired from banking she decided to launch her own boutique line. You can visitBittersweet and Hanibling by Evie Designs on Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast:

00:36:29

Philip Salamone

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet painter Philip Salamone One interesting thing I find out in this conversation... my studio is literally across the street from his and we have never met before. So I'm glad I got a chance to talk to him. Philip's work is all over town, including the "Faces of Incarceration" exhibit at theOvertureCenter.He teaches at both the University of Wisconsin - Madison and also has classes at his studio, the Atwood Atelier. --- Send in a voice message:

00:22:33

Jake Jensen

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet Jake Jensen. Jake is a house painter that has the luck of being able to use an endless amount of art supplies thanks to his job. He recently changed the entire concept of what he makes because of an obsession he has with something smaller. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:25:46

Chris Lester

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet author, Chris Lester. Chris saw my post about looking for artists in Madison for the show. He responded with the question, “What about writers?” I thought he had a good point. Writers are creative people also. So I set up a time to meet him. Chris is a Sci-Fi writer and he also releases his stories as a serialized audio podcast on his website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast:

00:30:50

Jason Scott

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This weeks episode I meet Jason Scott. Jason is a sculptor of large and small-scale pieces, which includesjewelry. And it all seems to relate back to when he studied to be a sushi chef years ago. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:35:47

Holly Meyers

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

I begin my quest to meet artists in Madison, WI with Holly Meyers. After moving to Madison she was inspired by life changes and her new city's creative energy to devote herself more fully to art. She tells me about how early in life she lost all of her artwork in a fire. Then took that opportunityto reinvent whatshe does. We discuss how, even with kids and a job, she finds the time to create. Plus, she found out that claiming your living room as a studio on your taxes is an actualthing you can

00:04:40

You are beautiful.

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

I was out riding my bike the other day. For some reason, I decided to take a different path than I normally do. I saw three people, one of them was on a ladder. They were just finishing up what looked like a mural that said "You are beautiful" on it. I stopped and decided to go ask them what it was. Listen to the whole story and find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast:

00:24:51

Salma Carreon

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

In this weeks episode, I meet Salma Carreon. She makes ceramics, etchings and paintings. This includes hand painted shirts and a few commissioned murals around town. But what she really wants to do is become a tattoo artist. All this and she has only just graduated high school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

00:21:37

Sharon Bjyrd

Tom Ray"s Art Podcast ·

2017/12/22

This week I meet Sharon Bjyrd Sharon is a painter who moved here from Chicago. She started out going to school for commercial art, which I realize is what we called it before it was graphic design. The story for the inspiration that started her interest in painting? Grace Jones. One of my favorite reasons so far. You can see more of her work on her Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast:

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