Tom Ray's Art Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about different ways I make money with my art blog website. I didn't have a store or anything really to sell when I started out. So I used other ways to make money doing what I love as I was creating things to sell in my store. One way was by posting as an Amazon Affiliate. I also talk about how I started selling my webcomic as a book on Amazon ! Links Tom Ra...

On the podcast, I continue my series talking about some behind-the-scenes information about what I do to create and manage my websites and my own business. I explain how this site actually didn't start as a podcast. I didn't even start out drawing my daily webcomic at first. I started out with just an idea, no artwork, and nothing to sell. But after posting I found a voice for what I wanted to do...

I'm going to be doing a series of podcast episodes that are some behind-the-scenes information about how I started my site and different things that I tried to get it started. I'm doing this because I am going to Prague in November to speak at a conference and I wasn't able to schedule interviews. In this episode, I wanted to talk about starting a website and the different services that are out th...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Jeremiah Logemann. Jeremiah is a creator living in Madison WI. Jeremiah started his whole business by creating a version of a wooden flag that he saw. He wanted one like it so he made it. Then after posting it on Facebook other people started asking him to make one for them. This all lead to a series of events that involved finding reclaimed wood and then bui...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet James Griffiths. James is a pottery artist living in Madison WI. James had started out working in retail but wanted to try making pottery full-time. We talk about how that transition to a full-time artist started and how James ended up opening their own pottery studio called The Kiln Shed in a space on Madison's east side! Links The Kiln Shed Website https://...

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! Links Arielle Harmann's Website https://www....

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Amy H. Peterson. Amy is a Playwright based out of Iowa. Amy started writing plays as a child but didn't pursue it until later in life. Amy submitted one of the plays they wrote to a call for writer's work. And at first, they passed. Then later, the people wrote back and said they would like to produce Amy's play on 42nd street in New York! Since then Amy has...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Ashley Shaw Adams. Ashley is a Watercolor Artist living in Baraboo Wisconsin. Ashley talks about their beginnings in watercolor and starting a line of hand-painted greeting cards. Then realized that the supply and demand of that was easier said than done! Ashley has been hitting the craft markets and selling on Etsy for the past few years making a whole diffe...

On this episode of the podcast, musicians and podcasters Bruce and Vox Henderson of Prejippie Music are back on the show. They recently finished an online course about marketing as an artist and we talk about what they learned from that experience.  Also they are just really fun to talk to :) Links Bruce and Vox's website https://www.prejippie.com Bruce and Vox's Facebook group https://www.fa...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet G.A Dominguez. He is a webcomic artist based in Mexico. We talk about how he got started making webcomics, his comic Little M, going to school for animation and his love of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Links G.A Dominguez on Twitter  https://twitter.com/gadominguez1984 G.A Dominguez on Tapas  https://tapas.io/series/We-Are-The-Madrizas-ENGLISH...

On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Romance author and singer KG Fletcher from Atlanta GA. Not only is KG Fletcher an author but is also a backup singer in the National Tour, "Remember When Rock Was Young – the Elton John Tribute." KG has written several romance novels and has even been listed as an Amazon best-seller. Links KG Fletcher's Website   https://www.kgfletcherauthor.com Pod...

On this episode of the podcast, I talk with David Van who runs the Madison Makers Market. I had originally met David when I talked to him and his partner Megan on the podcast about their company Tacocat Creations. Back then David had just taken over the Madison Makers Market. Today I talk with David about what the Madison Makers Market is, how people can get involved with it, and what it's like to...

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with writer Paul Leonard Williams. Paul has written a series of detective novels based on his central character Gideon Jones. But as we talk I find out that the idea for these stories started in high school but he was talked out of trying to be a writer by his parents. So for many years he actually went into the field of martial arts before deciding to reconn...

I turn on the mic and try to talk myself out of a creative rut. One of the things that motivated me? A podcast interview I did recently. More at https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

What I’m trying out currently with Facebook and YouTube ads to promote what I do. And I’m testing this out for $1 a day Podcast website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com Podcast Music by Tom Ray's band Lorenzo's Music, listen on Spotify https://spoti.fi/2JJF39Q

On this episode of the podcast, I talk again with webcomics artist Marlene Santos. Last time I spoke with Marlene on the podcast she was just starting a new series on the comic site tapas called JumpHero. Since then Marlene has built a new website and was featured on one of the Tapas website editor picks. We catch up on this episode and see how things have been going! Links Marlene Santos Website...

This is the last in a 3 part series I've been doing about publishing my webcomics as print-on-demand books on Amazon. I thought I would share this on the art podcast as I'm doing the setup for my fourth book this year. In the previous episode, I shared how my webcomic transformed from something I was just posting on my website, to a thing that I could find multiple uses for at once. In this episod...

I recently made a series of videos about publishing my webcomics as print-on-demand books on Amazon. I thought I would share this on the art podcast as I'm doing the setup for my fourth book this year. I gave some background about how I started my webcomic in the last episode of the podcast.  This time I share how my webcomic transformed from something I was just posting on my website, to a t...

I recently made a series of videos about publishing my webcomics as print-on-demand books on Amazon. I thought I would share this on the art podcast as I'm doing the setup for my fourth book this year. I've been doing my webcomics since 2017 and every year I put together a collected version of them into a book. I hope that this helps anyone who has been thinking of making a book out of their own a...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Amie Waters. Amie has been making music and videos on YouTube for years and has turned it into a career. After going to school for music and putting out several albums Amie decided to dive in one year to really try and make music a career. After doing that for a time, Amie thought it wasn't going to happen and was about to give up when one of the releases did...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Jason Lambeth. Jason is an artist and musician here in Madison. Jason paints, draws, and makes music. I actually heard about him from a video suggestion on YouTube he was on a podcast about running a cassette tape music label. We talk about his music background, running a label, and the inspiration behind what he makes. Links Jason Lambeth's website  htt...

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Xizhou Xie. Xizhou is a painter that lives here in Madison WI. We talk about finding her art style, getting work hung in galleries, and even turning her own home into a gallery for her artwork. Links Xizhou Xie's website https://xizhouxie.com Xizhou Xie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/xizhouxie Podcast website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com

On this episode of the podcast, I meet Tiffany Babb. She's a regular contributor to many online publications and writes about the comics and not just that but how the comic stories have cultural relevance.  Tiffany also just released her first collection of poetry "A LIST OF THINGS I’VE LOST" that was published by Vegetarian Alcoholic Press. Plus Tiffany also makes a diary webcomic called "Al...

In the previous episode of the podcast, I talked about how I used Facebook ads to find people that might be interested in the things I make. I wanted to tell a story this time about something I tried to find people to read my autobiographical webcomic I draw using Google ads that ended up not costing that much.  It started with promoting a physical book I made of the webcomic and then pivoted...

This week I was unable to book an artist in time for the podcast. So I thought I would try something different. I've been working on ads to promote the podcast and some of the art and music I create too. So I thought I would share how I've been using Facebook ads up until now to promote what I do. Plus I wanted to share a new type of ad style for me that I've really been happy with. I talk about m...