{"id":3283204,"date":"2026-09-29T16:17:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3283204"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:01:40","slug":"interview-ralph-simpson-liz-demerson-faa-air-mixing-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-ralph-simpson-liz-demerson-faa-air-mixing-media","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Ralph Simpson\/Liz Demerson (FAA AIR): Mixing Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Artists seem to love challenging themselves to doing something different &#8212; even stepping inside someone else&#8217;s shoes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3283215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-ralph-simpson-liz-demerson-faa-air-mixing-media\/attachment\/lunchbox2026airralphliz\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz.png\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-800x800.png\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3283215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRRalphLiz.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guests are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plantfibreartist.com\/\">Ralph Simpson<\/a> <\/strong>(master basket-maker) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elizabethdemerson\/\">Liz Demerson<\/a><\/strong> (ceramicist), two of the artists in residence for this summer&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/frederictonartsalliance.ca\">Fredericton Arts Alliance<\/a> program. I met them at the Barracks, where they were busy working on new things &#8212; in particular, doing <em>each other<\/em>&#8216;s form of art, although &#8220;plants&#8221; still shone through as a consistent element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see work from many of the artists who participated in this years residency on <strong>October 1 at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre<\/strong> from 5pm-7pm for the opening of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1399623501608279\/\"><strong><em>Residency<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>exhibit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7692\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7692','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3283204-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artists seem to love challenging themselves to doing something different &#8212; even stepping inside someone else&#8217;s shoes. My guests are Ralph Simpson (master basket-maker) and Liz Demerson (ceramicist), two of the artists in residence for this summer&#8217;s Fredericton Arts Alliance program. I met them at the Barracks, where they were busy working on new things<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-ralph-simpson-liz-demerson-faa-air-mixing-media\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7694\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('7694','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3283204-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2026-06-30%20Ralph%20Simpson%20-%20Liz%20Demerson-%20AIR%20-%20Pottery%20%2B%20Fibre.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[587,13103,13881,13882,491,13883],"class_list":["post-3283204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lunchbox","tag-art","tag-art-artist-in-residence","tag-ceramics","tag-fibre-arts","tag-interview","tag-weaving"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3283204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3283204"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3283204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3283477,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3283204\/revisions\/3283477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3283204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3283204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3283204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}