Getting to Know the Man Behind FrankArts.com | Tommy Frank | Episode 775
The Potters Cast
Paul Blais
4.9 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Tommy Frank was born and raised in Florida. Tommy received his B.A. in Ceramics from Asbury University (KY) and his M.F.A in Ceramics from Bowling Green State University (OH). In between Tommy was awarded three residencies: Morean Center for Clay (FL), Archie Bray Foundation (MT) summer residency and Odyssey ClayWorks (NC). He also attended the post-baccalaureate program at the University of Florida before going to graduate school. For nine years, Tommy was the Studio Manager at Belger Crane Yard Studios (MO). When he left that position, Tommy was supervising the Residency program, adult and children's education programming, Studio Membership program and retail clay supply at Crane Yard Clay. Since 2020, Tommy has been the founder and CEO of FrankArts, an online platform that produces and hosts virtual workshops for artists. The mission of FrankArts is to make artist presenters and their workshop presentations accessible to a global audience while generating sustainable income for artists.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Potter's Cast, a podcast home for potters everywhere. It's a community of |
| 0:06.4 | potters dedicated to grow their business. We're picking up where the art degree ends. I'm your host, |
| 0:12.3 | Paul Blaze. Hey, hey, and welcome to episode number 775 of the Potter's cast. What a fun number to be on. I mean, I think the really |
| 0:25.5 | fun one is coming up next week, which is 777, but 775 is pretty fun. I love it. I love it. |
| 0:33.5 | And it's a fun one because we've got Tommy Frank coming on the show. |
| 0:40.3 | And you may know Tommy Frank because of Frankarts.com. |
| 0:44.8 | And he's a phenomenal potter, but also he's doing something that's really cool, |
| 0:51.2 | which is very similar to what the Potter's cast has done through |
| 0:54.3 | the Potter's class, but he just does it better, and it's just amazing. So, yeah, Tommy Frank. And |
| 1:00.8 | basically, this is, this episode is all about getting to know him, getting to know Tommy Frank, |
| 1:06.4 | which is the man behind Frankarts.com. And so this is his story. So I'm really excited to be able to bring |
| 1:12.9 | this to you. So how about if we jump into this story with Tommy Frank right after this word |
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| 1:33.4 | absolutely amazing. |
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| 1:52.3 | Tommy Frank, welcome to the potter's cast. All right, Paul, thanks so much. It's an honor to be here. |
| 1:58.9 | I am stoked to have you on the show. Where am I talking to you right now? I am located right now in Babson Park, F so much. It's an honor to be here. I am stoked to have you on the show. Where am I |
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