New Music And a Global Pandemic / March 28, 2020 by Annie Mitchell

Los Angeles shelter in place orders are active due to covid 19. We're to only go out for food and healthcare. I've personally been in isolation for over 3 weeks. This song emerged during that time. The rain at the end is from LA a few days ago. The guitar is a sampling from my playing a few months ago. The singing is my own. The video is the Santa Ana’s whipping through a tree in Venice Beach last week, the day after the shelter order went into effect...obviously manipulated.

I haven’t known what to say about all of this. It’s all been said by more eloquent people than myself. It’s scary though. I’m 43 and I’ve never seen a global event even resembling this. Horrible that it had to take a global pandemic to bring us together as human beings, but hey…whatever it takes. We have certainly needed a collective wakeup call and whoo-boy…here it is. It just really sucks that so many people have to suffer and die as a result. I’m so so worried about everyone and sending all the good vibrations I can muster out to the world. Please be safe and don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can do to help. I’ll even jump on zoom to cheer you up or maybe we could do a Netflix Party and watch Tiger King while making crude commentary about how fucked up THAT shit is. Whatever it takes. <3

Stay safe. You are loved.

Love and Light,
Annie

Mom's Deathiversary / December 16, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

This time last year I was flying home to say goodbye to my Mom forever. I didn’t realize that she would pass just a few hours after I arrived. I thought I would have more time with her. Not that it was quality time at that point anyway…she was unconscious and being fed sublingual medicines to keep her out of pain. It was really hard to see my strong, beautiful Mother like that. She wasn’t there anymore. It was just her shell. So in many ways, it was a blessing when she passed but I guess… I guess I thought I would have more time to touch her and smell her and know that she was still in this dimension with me.

Interview with Voyage LA / November 22, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

Choosing to be a professional Artist is not a smooth road. Every step is through quicksand. But it’s a quicksand that sparkles with ground up diamonds with a view of glittering galaxies and shooting stars like you’ve never seen and at the end is a unicorn just for you.

Only Walk In Wonderful Directions / November 14, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

I wake up every day and battle my demons because that is what we do as humans. We love, we lose, we have joy, we have pain. We are so aware that awareness itself becomes a battle. The thing about myself that I am certain of though …. I only walk in wonderful directions. And even among all the heartache that I am enduring at the moment, I know I will find that joyful path again.

Nov 2, 2019: Hyphae at Krblin Jihn Kabin / October 30, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

Hyphae will be at Krblin Jihn Kabin in Joshua Tree, CA on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 from Dusk until Sunrise.

Religious leader Krblin Jihn lived in this cabin under house arrest after a rival sect defeated his Jihn Wranglikans in a long war. For one night only, Hyphae will pay Krblin Jihn a visit.

Breathe / September 8, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

I've been eating scraps and bits because I don't want to go to the store. I backed out of 7 appointments with friends over the last week. I can’t remember the last time I had a proper shower. Letting dishes pile and trash go longer than normal, I’m in a creative trance and I can't be bothered with any universe outside of mine.

My Dutch Grandfather and More / July 3, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

I’ve been teaching myself the guitar enough to play along to what I’m composing and come up with melodies. It’s much easier to find them on the guitar vs. the piano. Would love to get some proper lessons someday. Anyway, here’s some new compositions .. I hope you enjoy them.

<3,
Annie

The Playa / April 9, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

With my sights set on extending my fiber optic sculpture Hyphae, for my 4 weeks on The Playa I only brought materials to explore very specific things.

WTFLA? / February 4, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

I’ve been finding myself keeping an eye on weather a lot more than normal lately. Los Angeles, like the rest of the world, has been experiencing a lot of weird shit.

On Forgiveness / January 26, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

As I reflect over the last year, I think about forgiveness. I have long struggled to forgive myself for damage caused to my loved ones as I’ve pursued contentment. My Mother was a major casualty in that journey so as you can imagine, her death has forced me to confront a lot of things I don’t like about myself. Of course, all was forgiven by her but I will forever struggle to forgive myself. Additionally, I’ve been trying desperately to let go of pain others have knowingly and unknowingly inflicted upon me. I realize that I cannot reach self-actualization without forgiveness.

Can't Fight The Cosmos / January 21, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

This past weekend Tom and I decided to take our chances with the Blood Wolf Moon and drive out to Alabama Hills, California to install our 3rd off-grid light sculpture.

Inspiration in the Back of a VW Van / January 16, 2019 by Annie Mitchell

Two Spanish women and me in a VW bus rushing checkpoint to checkpoint on a 170km trail race across France, Italy and Switzerland. Our jobs were essentially to make sure our friend, Biel, didn’t die.

The Death of my Mother / December 26, 2018 by Annie Mitchell

I got home at 11:30PM on Sunday, December 16. Mom died 5 hours later.