MAKING

I've been super into doing watercolor paintings. I'm gonna post a bunch here and if you want one, let me know. I'm in the mood for _____.

THAT SUMMER FEELING : BELIZE IT

Summer is here. It hit me while in the tropics a couple of weeks ago. I went to Belize as a food blogger for the Trail of Crumbs. You can see all of my posts about food, culture, and overall sensitivities here. I'm back in my new city of Angels, drifting between seasons and feeling sun-ish. The normal things are in place. Guilt for not writing more songs, heart sore but hopeful, planning the next hang, longing to see all my friends that live so far away (but happy to be longing), proud to be able, and, more than ever, stoked. P.s. My new spirit animal is a jaguar. I saw one in Belize the day after a thunder storm and full moon. So there's that.

Feathers from local birds, Belize. Pine ridge reserve and jaguar country.

Littlest island in the Carribbean

Malibu. Lifeguards, everyone needs one.

Go chasing waterfalls

Hol Chan. Marine reserve. Coral reef in Belize.

Found an old boyfriend box. It made me smile.

Red road in Belize

Happy cows in Belize

Sunset at my house, LA.

Open your eyes

Belize river

I did

Mt. Tam in Marin. Good evening light.

I am really happy here

Hung this yesterday. Marfa horseshoe. It goes this way to hold the luck and good vibes in.

NO TALK JUST FEELINGS

FEIST POSTER FOR MARFA : SECRET SNAKE

I designed some posters for Feist for her show at the magnificent Crowley theater in Marfa, Texas. The show is today. April 25. This town holds a special place in my heart. I've been designing posters for the Ballroom Marfa (also along side Nat Russell with Essen) for several years now and was super thrilled to be asked. My sister and her husband have a place there that is such a inspired zone. The light in Marfa makes people create without inhibition. I chose this image of a Native American (Chief Quanah Parker, part of the Comanche tribe, a tribe that arrived in Texas around 1805, the warriors. Couldn't find a proper image of a Jumano Chief) because after a bit of research, I found that the people that were first really chilling in the Marfa (east Texas) area, were some of the Jumano tribe. Before they got run out of town. They were treated like outsiders and I have a thing about that. We are all warriors. I wanted to celebrate them and all of the modern/ancient warriors that fight for the real. I think Feist would agree. Art and music are created a lot of times from the reaction to conflict. Feist plays from a place that is true (and the sounds somehow heal a inner conflict, very successfully). Also, there is a secret snake on the poster. I chose to put the snake on there because in a lot of Native American mythology, the symbol of the snake is one of courage and during a peyote ritual, it is common to imagine your enemy or deepest challenges and they appear as a snake. Then after you've gotten past this fear, a friend or someone you love will appear to you as a snake, bonding you so that the challenge disappears. Basically, get over it. I have ten extra for sale. Limited edition signed and numbered. $40. email/paypal rubi.simone @ gmail.com and I'll send you one. (add $8. for international shipping out of the USA)

FROM THE DIANA : ROUND 1

Tomaz and Heather in Toronto during a NYE fest

Gonzales and Doug Paisley and the wisdom I found

Daniela Gesundheit and Gonzales during an all night sing along

SPECIAL {PORTRAITS PART 4 OF 4}

The last of my portrait series until I take and gather new ones. Again, my rule for this series is that they had to be taken on film and with a 35mm camera. Some of these were taken in Toronto. Others were taken in Bergen, Norway, San Francisco, Joshua Tree, New York City, and Oakland. Oh and two of me taken by people that have the magic.

Eirik Glambek Bøe and his son in his hometown of Bergen, Norway.

Kevin Drew driving me around his hometown of Toronto. He does a lot. Some of it here.

My Swedish pal Martin in a subway station in New York City.

Me by my brother. Toronto.

Peter, my brother at the AGO art gallery in Toronto.

The totally wonderful Dan and Daniela Snowblink team in Toronto right before a show. Their music here.

Vanessa near the house that Neil built and holding Ojai hometown tangerines. Joshua Tree, California.

Jessi caught.

Jessi and I in her house in Oakland. Jessi recently played drums and sang with me. We like breakfast.

Me and my crystal ball. It has special powers. This was a really good day. My last day seeing the bay for a while.

Robert on the same day. He is full of magic and skill. Calimagic. Oh, and he makes really good steak and creamed kale.

SPECIAL {PORTRAITS PART 3 OF 4}

This was a very magical day. Saw a new side of nature. Part 3 of 4. A film portrait from last Summer in the woods outside of Berlin.

Jenne Grabowski in the Oberspreewald outside Berlin. You can see what he's up to here.

SPECIAL {PORTRAITS PART 2 OF 4}

Portraits of people I think are extraordinary (part 2). I took these recently on an old film camera.

Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe of Kings of Convenience in the mountains near my Mom's in Santa Barbara,Ca. Here.

Andreas Söderström in the redwoods near San Francisco. His band Ass, here.

Andreas Söderström in Joshua Tree, Ca.

Kyle Field at Ocean Beach near his house. His music, Little Wings here. His artwork here. (This shot is digital)

Leslie Feist at her ranch in Canada. Her music here.

My brother Peter in Toronto. His latest project here.

Hannes Hetta and Tauba Auerbach in a park in NYC. Hannes's work as a stylist here. Tauba's artwork here.

Amy Cooper in her home. Her band The Naked Hearts, here.