{"id":3283507,"date":"2026-10-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3283507"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:20:37","slug":"interview-cheryl-ford-faa-air-painter-spirit-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-cheryl-ford-faa-air-painter-spirit-animals","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Cheryl Ford (FAA AIR): painter: &#8220;Spirit Animals&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>What kind of animals are you, deep down inside?<\/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=\"3283508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/interview-cheryl-ford-faa-air-painter-spirit-animals\/attachment\/lunchbox2026aircherylford\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord.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=\"Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-800x800.png\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3283508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2026AIRCherylFord.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guest today is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uncommon.curations\/\">Cheryl Ford<\/a><\/strong>, working at the Picaroon&#8217;s Roundhouse on a layered set of paintings exploring the notion of &#8220;Spirit Animals&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6829\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-07-23%20Cheryl%20Ford%20-%20Painter%20-%20FAA%20AIR.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6829','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-07-23%20Cheryl%20Ford%20-%20Painter%20-%20FAA%20AIR.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=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-07-23%20Cheryl%20Ford%20-%20Painter%20-%20FAA%20AIR.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3283507-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2026-07-23%20Cheryl%20Ford%20-%20Painter%20-%20FAA%20AIR.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2026-07-23%20Cheryl%20Ford%20-%20Painter%20-%20FAA%20AIR.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>What kind of animals are you, deep down inside? 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