Tom Ray

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | YouTube Podcasts | Spotify | RSS In this episode, I meet  Sylvie Rosenthal , a woodworker, sculptor, designer, and educator based in Madison, Wisconsin. Sylvie discusses their journey from New Haven, Connecticut, through various cities, and how a residency led to setting roots in Madison for love and grad school.

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this podcast episode, I meet Kate Rusek . Kate is a sculptor from New York currently working in Montana. Kate Rusek assembles highly tactile sculptures transmuting these themes into abundant maximalism. We talk about Kate's current project they are doing in Montana, other works they've created over the years, and how they create their unique pieces. Some of which are works made out of aluminum blinds. Links Kate Rusek Website https://katerusek.com/ Kate Rusek on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thekaterusek/ 📙 Get my webcomic book "Then This Happened... Going outside again" now on Amazon as an ebook or paperback 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews! Join my email list

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this episode of the podcast, I meet Susan Hensel . Susan is a textile artist in Minnesota who blends commercial embroidery processes with sculpture. We talk about Susan's process, the interesting storefront gallery Susan has, and how seeing a particular blue color of thread sparked the beginning of an artistic journey! Watch video Links Susan Hensel's Website - https://susanhenselprojects.com Susan Hensel on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SusanHenselProjects 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews!  Join The Email List Here

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this episode of the podcast, I meet Arielle Harmann . Arielle is a pottery artist living in Madison WI. We talk about how Arielle started making pottery by taking some classes. Then eventually started teaching classes and later making work that sold in local shops. Arielle is now selling items online and talks about their experience with that as well! Watch the video Links Arielle Harmann's Website https://www.ariellesart.com Arielle Harmann on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/arielleharmannart 📬 Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews!  http://eepurl.com/g1uUSP Support the show! Check out the vintage pop-culture items available in my eBay Store https://ebay.to/2vMYStC Check out the other things Tom Ray does too! :) - Tom Ray's Daily webcomic - Tom Ray's graphic novel eBooks "Then This Happened..." - Podcast Music by Tom Ray's band Lore...

Christine Merriman is an artist that lives in Vermont who is originally from here in Wisconsin. Christine has run an artist studio called Marry Woman Studios, created large-scale sculptures and tile artwork using a method called Raku to fire them, and has pieces that are in houses all over the US. And Christine is now focusing on art and trauma therapy.

Craig Snodgrass is a painter, graphic designer in Staunton VA, but a few years ago, Craig decided to break into the designer toy world with his own Kickstarter-backed action figure, DUP-1, or "Duppy". Now he makes what he calls SnodBOTs and in addition started a subscription service of his creations called the Bot of the Month Subscription Box.

Scott Pyburn is a person I actually met before on a previous season of the podcast . He was traveling with the Mighty-Con comic-book circuit.  While drawing at his booth and selling original artwork and custom drawings he saw that toys were really a big draw at these conventions.  After everything shut down this year and the conventions all closed he decided to try something he realized he was passionate about all along, making his own custom action figures under the brand Toyzaholiks . Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Support the podcast!  Check out the vintage pop-culture items available in my eBay Store - https://ebay.to/2vMYStC Links Toyzaholiks on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/toyzaholiks THE BOOTLEG IKEA TOY SHOW - https://www.slugtoys.com/ikea

ReVINYLized is an account I've been following on Instagram that makes things out of old records and pop-culture items. I got together with Betty who makes all of these items herself and we talk about what she does and how this all got started.

Peter Krsko had been listening to the podcast and contacted me. And meeting him was a delight! I had checked out some of his stuff on his website and one thing that caught my eye was these large sculptures that he did. They were these giant wooden things sprouting out of the ground. It also said that he discovered a way to use a traditional scanning electron microscope as a focused electron beam lithography instrument, enabling him to create artwork viewable only with a microscope. So needless to say I had some questions about how he makes his artwork. But I learned a lot more about how his mind works too. Plus, I look at the ad promotions I've been making to sell my artwork and learn that the second time around really is the charm. Listen to the episode Listen on: Apple Podcasts | RadioPublic | Google Podcasts | YouTube Links See Peter's work on his website  http://www.peterkrsko.com Music for the show by Lorenzo's Music https://www.lorenzosmusic.com

This weeks episode I meet Jason Scott. Jason is a sculptor of large and small-scale pieces, which includes jewelry. And it all seems to relate back to when he studied to be a sushi chef years ago. Listen to the episode: Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts , Google Play and YouTube . Some pictures of Jason's work: Donation link for Eli, One Rare Boy - https://www.onerareboy.com/ This episode brought to you by Tom's comic journal series "Then This Happened..." available on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2xdzqeQ