So excited to bring you all the latest episode featuring the amazing painter, Drew Riley. Her technical skills are ridiculous and her use of color and lighting in her figure work creates beautiful drama that bring them to life. She is also a passionate community organizer and started Gender Unbound, a trans and intersex art festival in Austin, TX that I enjoyed going to from 2016-2019. I hope you enjoy hearing the conversation! You can find her work at linktr.ee/drewriley If you like the show you can support me on Patreon at patreon.com/catgraffam Social links: linktr.ee/catgraffam Intro/outro by Qualiaa Cover art by Ash Farrand

In this episode of Fire in My Belly I have a fun and heartfelt conversation with my friend and amazing comics artist, Tess Scilipoti. Her comics are sincere, funny, beautifully drawn, and personally very relatable. We talk about growing up in Maine, reading Nevada, making art about joy, and whether September is a good name (spoiler it’s not).You can find her work on her website, tscilipoti.com If you like the show you can support me on Patreon at patreon.com/catgraffam Social links: linktr.ee/catgraffam Intro/outro by Qualiaa Cover art by Ash Farrand

I am coming at you with a new episode of Fire in My Belly. In this episode I chat with visual artist and adult performer, Carta Monir. We discuss inflatable muscles, what the hell a risograph is, what its like having your sex life be part of your art, as well as a bunch of other stuff.Also, just as a heads up, this episode is NSFW. There is explicit discussion about sex and pornography, so keep that in mind! I hope you all enjoy it. If you like the show you can support me on patreon at patreon.com/catgraffamSocial links: linktr.ee/catgraffam Intro/outro by QualiaaCover art by Ash Farrand

I am very excited to present ya'll with the newest episode of Fire in My Belly! This episode I am talking with comics artist and co-creator of the games We Know the Devil & Heaven Will Be Mine, Max Schwartz. We talk about how parts of We Know the Devil were made, battling perfectionism, and the fickleness of fandoms + tons of other stuff. We Know The Devil is one the best games I have played in the last couple years, and certainly one of my favorite visual novels. If you haven't played it yet, go get it over on itch.io, steam, or for the switch! You can find more of Max's work over on twitter @mightyatom and their website https://max.pictures/ If you’d like to support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron over at patreon.com/catgraffam to get exclusive access to the video version of the show and 2 week early access to new episodes. Cover art is by Ash Farrand Intro/outro music is by Qualiaa

In this episode I chat with friend, illustrator, and graphic novelist Mady G. Mads’ work is fun, loud, bright, and full of life. I adore their style, and they are a delightful human. In this episode we discuss weird 2000’s cartoons like Invader Zim and Ed Edd n Eddy, bowl cuts, terrible sex toys, and growing up as queer kids from New England.  You can find Mads’ work over on madyg.com or instagram.com/madygcomics If you’d like to support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron over at patreon.com/catgraffam to get exclusive access to the video version of the show and 2 week early access to new episodes. Cover art is by Ash Farrand Intro/outro music is by Qualiaa

This episode is a conversation with friend & amazing illustrator Helvetica Blanc. Her work is mystical, jazz-like, and just dang good to look at. We talk about her ritualized process as well leaving the church, Icelandic witchcraft, the Corporate Memphis art style, and tons of other stuff. HB's work can be found at helveticablanc.com If you’d like to support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron over at patreon to get exclusive access to the video version of the show and 2 week early access to new episodes. Patreon.com/catgraffam Cover art is by Ash Farrand Intro/outro music is by Qualiaa

Fire in My Belly has been reignited! I'm bringing the show back to focus on interviews with other queer artists. This first conversation is with the Seattle based glitch artist, Zoe Wolfe. She makes distorted images, takes rad photos with the Game Boy Camera and is a delightfully passionate maker of many things. We talk about her artistic journey, old VHS cameras, extreme unicycling, and how glitching is gay. If you’d like to see the video version of the show, which includes visuals of all work discussed in the show, go over to my patreon! Patrons also get a 1 month early access to all new episodes. patreon.com/catgraffam Intro/Outro by Qualiaa Cover Art by Ash Farrand

In this episode I have a conversation with Jonathan Vair Duncan about Francis Bacon, one of the most important painters in the 20th century. We talk about screaming popes, off-shore tax havens, and living life extremely.*CW for mention of suicide, domestic abuse and alcoholism in this episode* You can find Jonathan on the internet at twitter.com/jonathanvair If you'd like to support Fire in My Belly, go to my patreon at patreon.com/catgraffam Let me know what you think on twitter @catgraffam Intro & outro by Qualia Cover art by Ash Farrand -If you want to check out the material mentioned and support the show, head over to patreon.com/catgraffam -You can find Nero's work on itsnero.com and on twitter @itsnero -Check out Mel Stone's music at melstone.bandcamp.com and on twitter @melstonemusic -intro/outro by qualiaa - Cover Art by Ash Farrand

Get beefy with me and comics artist Nero O'Reilly while we talk about Tom of Finland, the grandfather of gay erotica! This episode is NSFW! -If you want to check out the material mentioned and support the show, head over to patreon.com/catgraffam -You can find Nero's work on itsnero.com and on twitter @itsnero -Check out Mel Stone's music at melstone.bandcamp.com and on twitter @melstonemusic -intro/outro by qualiaa - Cover Art by Ash Farrand