S02 Episode 6: What Risks Do You Take?

We've talked about how seeing the work in public makes a huge difference. But what about insurance in those places, not only for you but the items you display? What about planning for the future like emergencies or health issues?

So, the question this week is:
"What risks do you take?"

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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.

So what would it take to follow through and actually do it?
To help understand what it's like, listen to what these local creatives say about what they do.
Here's a list of the places I talk to in each episode this season.

Each week I ask one question and find out where the conversation takes us, to learn more about how these people decided to take their process one step further.

The Confectionique "Le Lapin" Easter- and Spring themed market May 15 - May 18 - Learn more here

Artwork for the original Candy Land game by Milton Bradley from 1955.

I have a vintage Candy Land game from 1955 by Milton Bradley and I was about to sell it so I thought I would add it to my personal art history course concept I've been doing . I'm going to try and see if I can find out how this game was created, designed and why? Here is what I found out about this game https://candy-land.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land_Wiki Candy Land is a board game about children exploring a world made out of candy and other sweets that originally came out in 1949. In every version of the game, there are a group of children that go through Candy Land. In the earliest versions of the game, it was a realistically drawn boy and girl. Drawing of the Candy Land kids I did on my phone ☝ https://board-games-galore.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott , while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California. It's rumored that Eleanor also did the original artwork but I didn't find anything that...

Rethinking Music Streaming: Should Listening Time = Payout Time?

🎧 Rethinking Music Streaming: Payouts and User-Centric Systems I recently posted a question online asking what one thing people would change about music streaming services, and I've received some really insightful responses! I know we all have issues with streaming services, and I wanted to talk about some of the suggestions I received.

How I use one Gmail address for multiple Soundcloud accounts

Do you know the Gmail "+" trick to use one email for multiple accounts on one service? Here's a little trick I use that works for any service. I talked about this on the podcast episode I did with artist Mortimur K . In this case, let's say I used up all the uploads I have for my free Soundcloud account . With this trick, I can open a new free account and use the same Gmail address. I don't want to create another Gmail account to sign up again. Using my one Gmail address for multiple accounts on the same service I don't remember when I learned this but you can alter the name on a Gmail address. Like, let's say mine is "tom@gmail.com". To be clear that is not my email. I wish it was, but this is just a short example. Start with the original Gmail address Add a "+" after the email name Where it says "tom" on the address I can put a "+" after that. Add a "+" after the email name After that "+" I ca...

Sfera Louis: Painter - Tom Ray's Art Podcast

Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On this podcast episode, I meet Sfera Louis . Sfera is a painter living in Brooklyn New York. Sfera describes their paintings as Spherealism and works on several paintings simultaneously. With a background in working with music promotion, Sfera has a solid grassroots method of promoting creative work, which has led to making their own studio home to open mics for creatives and gallery salons! Links Sfera Louis website https://www.sferalouis.com 📙 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

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