http://www.marikojima.com/

I met Mari Kojima in Tokyo when I was 17 at a show I was playing at some bar in Shibuya. She’s one of the friendliest funniest people I’ve ever met and has a very cute accent from living in New York for awhile. Her photographs are beautiful and I have been following her blog since I met her.

http://wtdvl.tumblr.com/

I met Marielle in Seattle also when I was 17. She has always been one of my favorite people in Seattle but I only recently discovered her photographs!

   http://chrissiewhite.blogspot.com/I met Chrissie just this summer in Seattle through working at Moksha (http://mokshaclothing.blogspot.com/). She is hilarious and super energetic. I always have so much fun working with her! She is also a great photographer and she seems like one of those people who is always full of ideas and creativity. so great!

http://crazybandla.tumblr.com/

Not all girls technically but Anthony is wonderful too! I met these folks in LA while traveling there this summer. They are friends of my Mama and Spencer and are some of the best people I’ve met all year, which is saying something. I had so much fun hanging out with them while in LA and I love their music! They aways seem to be making something. paintings, poetry, music, jewelry. Best kinda people.

I met Yu in Tokyo when I was 17 at a venue called Matching Mole. I was immediately struck with her beauty and since meeting her she has become one of my best friends. She was my first english student and probably picked it up the quickest (I’m still always surprised to hear her speak so fluently now!). Yu chan is a great artist and makes paintings and dolls and other amazing things. I remember staying with her while on tour in Japan and waking up in the middle of the night to find her sitting in her dining room sewing and painting until the early morning…

http://annaluxx.blogspot.com/
Last but certainly not least is Anna! I met Anna in Tokyo (shibuya)  when I was 19 while she was in Japan visiting her Grandmother. She came to one of my shows and then wrote about me on her blog. She stayed with me and my then husband at Yu chan’s house to do a photo shoot of us and during that visit I came to like her a ton. upon returning to Seattle I hung out with her every once in awhile but it wasn’t until spring when I broke up with my ex-husband that Anna and I really started hanging out. She became my best friend and true love! She is now in London studying and creating things and not a day goes by when I don’t miss her. Anna is an amazing photographer and always full of creative ideas. So talented and inspiring! <3