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In this next episode, I talk to Jessica Brierly of Feronia Designs. Jessica is an Earth Artist, tarot reader, designer, and a beautiful soul helping herself and others express their truest selves! In the episode we talk all about what led her to her current craft of giving new life to old bones, and how important it is to be a collaborator with life to discover and build a life you love for yourself.

Follow Jessica and her luminous work at @feronia.designs on IG!

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti⁠.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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In this next episode, I talk to Don Jules and Zach Graham of the Prog-Jam band Blü Egyptian, an up-and-coming party band that is one to watch! They came together during the pandemic for casual jam sessions which then evolved into over 400 headlining shows as the band you see today. We discuss the highs and lows of being a band on the road, hustling and doing all the legwork to make it a full-time gig in addition to creating a brand-new genre of music. This is an honest and inspiring look at the exciting and harrowing “middle stage” of this band’s career as touring musicians.

Catch @bluegyptianband at a venue near you! Find them at bluegyptianband.com

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti⁠.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Get to know the woman behind the local household name of Chico Chai! Sarah Adams of Chico Chai and the new Chico Chaihouse have a wonderful conversation about what brought her from being a wildlife field biologist to becoming a maker of delicious tea and the proprietor of a lovely community cafe.

We discuss finding balance and what motivates us as we pursue our creative passions and dreams. It is such a lovely conversation - so grab a cuppa and hit play!

Find Sarah at www.chicochai.com or on Instagram @chicochai.

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti⁠.

Production engineering and edited by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Ashiah & Henry Crook Bird are a true Chico Creative Power Couple, and I so enjoyed the conversation with these two lovely humans! Ashiah is a thespian and vocalist who has worked as a journalist and currently works at True North Housing Alliance for Butte County, and their partner, Henry is a country-folk musician with a new album called “Lost Gospel” in the works. They both bring so much dimension and love and compassion to our creative community and are such an inspiration to me, and hopefully to you as well!

Catch Ashiah on IG at @ashiah_d and Henry at henrycrookbird.com or on IG @henrycrookbird.

Headshot of Henry is by Keith Alton Photo.

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti⁠.

Production engineering and editing by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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This episode is electric! Featuring Lydia Cooley, an up-and-coming musician and lover-of-life on the local scene... We have a fantastic conversation about what it means to make art, learning as you go, and leaning into the experience of being alive and being an artist.

Catch Lydia on IG at @windfaerielyd to see when you can see her play live in town!

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

You can now get official podcast merch! Mugs, totes, shirts for the whole family, and more.

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Jacob Davenport, illustrator and stay-at-home-dad of two boys, and I have such a fun conversation on creativity amidst early parenthood and the realities of balancing the demands of modern life with a creative life. It's an inspiring talk to anyone who finds themselves wishing they had more time to create, with tons of little nuggets of wisdom to help you along, too!

Jacob's work can be found at @abeldrawing on Instagram or at https://www.abelillustrations.com/.

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti: www.ciarabarsotti.com.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

You can now get official podcast merch! Mugs, totes, shirts for the whole family, and more.

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Sarah and I had such an inspiring conversation about the creative process and finding time for our passion projects amidst work and life responsibilities. I left this conversation feeling so ready to go make a creative mess, and I hope you have the same experience!

Sarah Pape is a poet and prose writer who teaches English and works as the Managing Editor of Watershed Review and Flume Press at Chico State. She is also the Co-Director of the Northern California Writing Project where she works with educators in the North State, and she just recently published a book of poetry and prose called “Forgive the Animal.”

Find her online at http://www.sarahpape.com/ and on Instagram at @sarahkpape.

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti: www.ciarabarsotti.com.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

You can now get official podcast merch! Mugs, totes, shirts for the whole family, and more.

Presented by and recorded at ⁠Maker Radio⁠: www.makerradio.org

Sammey Zangrilli and I talked about collaboration and creativity - working with the land and other creatives to make a better world for all of us! Check out this inspiring episode to learn more about Sammey, the creative and artistic force behind Turkey Tail Farms and Your Local Marketplace!

Sammey is launching a new Saturday Market in the parking lot across from Oregrown on Park Avenue from 12-4 starting in April! You can find her work and all of the creative people in Chico that she supports at her markets and beyond via @turkeytailfarm and @yourlocalmarketplace_ on IG.

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Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti: www.ciarabarsotti.com.

Production engineering and editing assistance by Solomon Perillo.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

You can now get official podcast merch! Mugs, totes, shirts for the whole family, and more.

Presented by and recorded at Maker Radio.

Peter and I had an inspiring conversation about how music and the arts are THRIVING in Chico! Peter Berkow has been and is a musician and teacher here in town for the last 50 years and has some stories to tell. This episode is nothing short of a love letter to this special little town we call home.

You can listen to Peter and his wife Trisha play at "Jazz Brunches" on the first Sunday of every month for the next few months at the Winchester Goose, and catch his show with the BEEtKEEPERS at The Chico Women's club on April 18, featuring Joe Craven.

The Chico Creates podcast is made possible by supporters like you! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly ⁠supporter of the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Thank you for keeping the show going!!

Produced and hosted by Ciara Barsotti.

Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In the last of our four live audience recordings, Ashley Penning shares what inspires her, how she became a graphic designer, and what it's like to have a little one at home while working, in addition to managing commissions from local businesses! The episode ends with Lorna Such & some of the band Lo & Behold performing their set during the live show 💚 Lorna's song, "Take Your Time" is our theme song!

Check out Ashley's beautiful work on her website, www.ashleypenning.com, and follow her on Instagram @ashley.penning.

A big thank you to Darah at Durham House Creative, Co., for jumping in to help with The Chico Creates Podcast's social media and marketing presence!

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Theme song is ⁠⁠"Take Your Time"⁠⁠ by Chico musician ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lorna Such⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Huge thank you as always to the Chico team at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Metric Cosmetics⁠⁠⁠⁠ for editing this episode.