Melody Jones http://melodyjones.net Hairmonious Robot De-botury Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 oakland sky http://melodyjones.net/2012/02/05/oakland-sky-2/ http://melodyjones.net/2012/02/05/oakland-sky-2/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:05:38 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=2119

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to paradise…

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“In the great green room

there was a telephone

And a red balloon

And a picture of–

The cow jumping over the moon

and there were three little bears, sitting on chairs

and two little kittens and a pair of mittens

and a little toy house and a young mouse

and a comb and a brush and bowl full of mush

and a quiet old lady who was whispering “hush”

Goodnight room

goodnight moon

goodnight cow jumping over the moon

goodnight light and the red balloon

goodnight bears goodnight chairs

goodnight kittens goodnight mittens

goodnight clocks and goodnight socks

goodnight little house and goodnight mouse

goodnight comb and goodnight brush

goodnight nobody goodnight mush

and goodnight to the old lady whispering “hush”

goodnight stars, goodnight air

goodnight noises everywhere.”

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i did once, and the force of it demolished an entire home.

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sometimes you feel like a geisha,
and sometimes you don’t

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robots unite to stand up for their rights

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day and night
spokes ride on the right
through tunnels
and over bridges
we ride
yeah, we ride

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eye barrel-ly know her

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the temple is showing signs of age

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/09/10/imperfection/feed/ 0 poised to perfection http://melodyjones.net/2011/09/09/poised-to-perfection/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/09/09/poised-to-perfection/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:09:49 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1913

this beautiful woman inspired me to start a new photo journalism page entitled: “how did i get here”

(i suppose the talking heads might have had something to do with this as well.)

check it out:
http://melodyjones.net/how-did-i-get-here/

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some times i like to put my head directly into the lions mouth, just to see if he bites.

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rObOt spOKes strike
again…
and then…

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adventures-a-plenty now available with the addition of an automobile! alright now!!

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“i love this song”

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the tour is over (if you want it)

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a slight shift in temperature goes a long way

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slapped with reality

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something was lost in translation

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gearing up for good times

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apocalypse?

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/17/forecast/feed/ 0 can this freight train be stopped http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/14/can-this-freight-train-be-stopped/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/14/can-this-freight-train-be-stopped/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:55:36 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1747
fucking with nature is like hopping a freight train… you never know quite when it will stop or where you’ll be able to get off…

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or the egg

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]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/12/1732/feed/ 0 kitty by numbers http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/10/kitty-by-numbers/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/06/10/kitty-by-numbers/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:25:43 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1726
without the numbers… meow!

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marvelous and majestical this mighty mushroom is (especially in macro mode)

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found this decomposing mushroom in the woods one day
it was the size of a large watermelon
the mold was a shade of blue you didn’t see much in the woods
and the liquid that was escaping looked like amber crystals
t’was one of the most beautiful and disgusting things i had ever seen
oh nature, you hideously awesome and inspiring thing, you!

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“a low cost affordable heating plan”
close the window or put on a sweater, please.

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icelandic poppy and pussy willow in front of a blue wall in a brown vase

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i’m trying to find the perfect balance
don’t want to be too naive
or end up bitter and jaded…
just need to be callused enough to be able to handle some of life’s more pricklier and often more beautiful specimen.

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not always prettier in pink, words are.

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xoxo

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]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/28/some-words-will-always-hurt/feed/ 0 i have seen the error of my ways http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/15/i-was-building-up-walls-but-have-seen-the-error-of-my-ways/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/15/i-was-building-up-walls-but-have-seen-the-error-of-my-ways/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 03:11:34 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1661

“sometimes we build up walls- not to keep people out but to see who cares enough to knock them down” -unknown

no need to be a squeaky wheel anymore… i know where to get grease if i want it.

on the topic of grass being greener on the other side…
a wise woman once told me, bluntly…
grass is grass.

believe that!

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looking for the beauty
where others don’t see
the bars on the windows
have nothing to do with me

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i recently found a drawing i did with the mantra: “simplicity is the key to sanity” written on it.

i like to remind myself often that the happiest people in the world have the least.

hopefully this zen feeling will follow me as i prepare to move. less is more. more is less.

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controlled spiraling, if you will

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no time for shower or clothes… no breakfast or ho’s

just got time for me and my guitar

no matter where we are.

good morning, sweet songs. you came to me in a dream...

http://melodyjones.net/band-practice/

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http://melodyjones.net/mel-and-collie-new-musical-project-and-album/

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preview-harmony-track-1

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the count down to find a place to live continues…

“Well I see that
The world is upside down
My pockets were filled up with gold.
Now the clouds have covered o’er
And the wind is blowing cold
I don’t need anybody
Because I learned to be alone
And anywhere
I lay my head, boys
I will call my home.” -tom waits

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it’s good to change your perspective every once in a while.
try on someone else’s shoes and see how they feel.

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]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/06/a-band-in-the-making/feed/ 0 looking down the barrel of a gun http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/04/looking-down-the-barrel-of-a-gun/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/05/04/looking-down-the-barrel-of-a-gun/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 21:36:00 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1524 ok, maybe i’m being slightly dramatic… but sometimes having a microphone in your hand can feel as scary as having a loaded gun pointed directly at your head.






what can i say… i’ve been walking that line a lot lately

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just a perfectly natural little fluffy clouds.

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this feather found me when i was lost
and i desperately asked for a sign from “god”

this feather gave me flight just when i wanted to escape
i needed to ask the gods if what i was doing was ok

i wanted to hear that i was on the right path
did the feather signify a potential wrath?

i think i ask this because i am afraid to tell
the way i really felt

i thought, perhaps, i fell for a reason
thought i was meant to fall in love this season

but when i added up the values of this equation
i could not calculate variables to save me

how much i was willing to lose in this game of chance?
is anyone listening? why do i even ask?

“like birds of a feather… we flock together”

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it’s grant writing time, folks

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coming to a computer screen near you…

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/27/bitchy-bot-strikes-again/feed/ 0 breaking out, being free http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/24/breaking-out-being-free/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/24/breaking-out-being-free/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:55:27 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1447 sometimes i feel imprisoned by my own life
trapped by the choices i’ve made
stuck behind walls of expectations

i often have the desire to bust out
and break free from all pre-conceived notions
of who i am who i should be

the plan was to become as free as i could
without baggage or jaded memories
holding me behind these self-inflicted bars and words

but here i remain, behind these walls of pain
i could withstand a whole lot more
but i don’t want to

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/24/breaking-out-being-free/feed/ 0 “we’re just two lost souls http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/were-just-two-lost-souls/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/were-just-two-lost-souls/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:14:15 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1441
swimming in a fish bowl, year after year
running over the same old ground.
what have you found? the same old fears.
wish you were here.” (pink floyd)

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/were-just-two-lost-souls/feed/ 0 be brave little robot http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/be-brave-little-robot/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/be-brave-little-robot/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:25:12 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1438
i have a serious case of empathy… and i’m afraid it just might be fatal.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/18/be-brave-little-robot/feed/ 0 brilliance like this http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/brilliance-like-this/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/brilliance-like-this/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:35:21 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1432 only comes along once in a lifetime.

http://www.artomaton.net/

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/brilliance-like-this/feed/ 0 bffs http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/bffs/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/bffs/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:28:11 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1420

these leaves have been through a lot together
they’ve weathered many storms
been pressed against unforgiving concrete
and have probably been walked on by many people…

but they stick it out together
bonded, if you will,
for life

proof once again that
plants are better
than people

viva la botanicals!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/bffs/feed/ 0 speaking up http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/speaking-up/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/speaking-up/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:17:07 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1411
hello…
is this fucking thing on?

… am i speaking the english?

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/17/speaking-up/feed/ 0 being “home alone” http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/being-home-alone/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/being-home-alone/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:07:59 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1362 is not really as fun as the movie.
well, maybe the part when he slaps aftershave on his face.
yeah, ouch!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/being-home-alone/feed/ 0 suicidal http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/suicidal/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/suicidal/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:58:52 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1396 and i feel so blue. (suicidal, wish you understood.)

luckily, i’m too depressed to kill myself.
just can’t be bothered with that right now!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/16/suicidal/feed/ 0 no edit no cry http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/15/no-edit-no-cry/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/15/no-edit-no-cry/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:07:34 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1352 the creative process is a beautiful one… as long as you don’t give into the editing monster.

i’m trying to learn the art of restraint.
letting go and it feels so wrong…

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/15/no-edit-no-cry/feed/ 0 reaching out http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/09/reaching-out/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/09/reaching-out/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:04:49 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1347
asking for help really isn’t my thing.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/09/reaching-out/feed/ 0 hope (question mark) http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/hope-question-mark/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/hope-question-mark/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:25:00 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1334

this is one of my favorite pics from my visit to japan. the irony is fantastic! “hope” you don’t die from this product!!
i especially found it to be amusing because obama had just won an election in the states with the “hope” slogan.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/hope-question-mark/feed/ 0 lovers http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/lovers/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/lovers/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:18:54 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1327
ah, to be young and in love… priceless!!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/07/lovers/feed/ 0 it’s time to put the day to rest http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/its-time-to-put-the-day-to-rest/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/its-time-to-put-the-day-to-rest/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:54:50 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1324
goodnight grasshopper

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/its-time-to-put-the-day-to-rest/feed/ 0 to know her is to love her http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/to-know-her-is-to-love-her/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/to-know-her-is-to-love-her/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:45:19 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1309

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/to-know-her-is-to-love-her/feed/ 0 wind oh window http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/wind-oh-window/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/wind-oh-window/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:36:41 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1296
window
VS
indow

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/wind-oh-window/feed/ 0 cool kids http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/cool-kids/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/cool-kids/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:49:39 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1278
@ the albany bulb

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/cool-kids/feed/ 0 bad land fill gone good: albany bulb art park http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/bad-land-fill-gone-good-albany-bulb-art-park/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/bad-land-fill-gone-good-albany-bulb-art-park/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:45:33 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1274 em jay makes an appearance at the albany bulb.



]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/06/bad-land-fill-gone-good-albany-bulb-art-park/feed/ 0 new album and photo cred http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/new-album-and-photo-cred/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/new-album-and-photo-cred/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:51:17 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1253
i just got my hands on a few copies of the new mira album, and it looks beautiful! the matte print on the cover art is great, and the contrasting colors look spectacular! thanks to sam at projekt records for getting these made!
photo credits:

front cover

projekt records

hand numbered copies

for more details:
http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/28/music-and-art-2011/

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/new-album-and-photo-cred/feed/ 0 stop http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/stop/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/stop/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:46:25 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1241 taking yourself so seriously

just a friendly reminder.
love,
the management.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/stop/feed/ 0 the scissor-bot will cut again http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/the-scissor-bot-will-cut-again/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/the-scissor-bot-will-cut-again/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:57:30 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1215

it was the most tumultuous august to april i have ever experienced!
eight months has felt like 8 years…
but what doesn’t kill you just makes you, you know,
not dead!
so carpe diem!
this robot will run with scissors, once again.
words taste delicious sometimes.
mmmm, tasty, tasty, words…

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/the-scissor-bot-will-cut-again/feed/ 0 peachy http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/peachy/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/peachy/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:36:14 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1203

feeling pretty peachy these days
just in time to go back to work
it’s not that i haven’t enjoyed my time off
but it’s time to come back down to earth

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/04/05/peachy/feed/ 0 vernal equinoxious http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/21/vernal-equinoxious/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/21/vernal-equinoxious/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:59:11 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1175

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/21/vernal-equinoxious/feed/ 0 happiness, doko des ka http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/happiness-doko-des-ka/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/happiness-doko-des-ka/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:05:07 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1159 happiness, where are you…

my heart is clouded with sadness for japan.
this cherry blossom season just doesn’t feel the same.

domo arigato gozamasu!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/happiness-doko-des-ka/feed/ 0 nihon http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/nihon/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/nihon/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:47:16 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1155

a tear for nihon

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/15/nihon/feed/ 0 black and white and encrypted all over http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/10/black-and-white-and-encrypted-all-over/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/10/black-and-white-and-encrypted-all-over/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:47:37 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1152

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/10/black-and-white-and-encrypted-all-over/feed/ 0 ART SHOW http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/07/art-show/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/07/art-show/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:19:40 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1136 PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW (added 4-5-11)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=654443316&aid=279609

i was recently approached by up-and-coming bay area musician charity mondok in regards to an art show. she had seen my photographs and asked me if i had any prints i could contribute to her show.

so long story short… our collaboration will be up at Mama’s Royal Cafe this thursday night for their quarterly ACME DARK event.

be there!

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search?q=charity%20mondok

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/07/art-show/feed/ 0 it’s all up in smoke http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/03/its-all-up-in-smoke/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/03/its-all-up-in-smoke/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:26:32 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1116

it’s frustrating to see something you once worked hard building, burn down to the ground. whether it be a friendship you spent years bonding over, a band you created epic music with, or the career you put your heart and soul into; when it all comes crumbling down like a burnt up log, it can be really hard to sit back and watch.

i imagine this is what mother nature feels when she falls witness to a forest fire. all of her hard work, blood sweat and tears… all of it, up in smoke!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/03/03/its-all-up-in-smoke/feed/ 0 the great debate http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/07/the-great-debate/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/07/the-great-debate/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:40:21 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1098

indoo'


VS

outdoo'

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/07/the-great-debate/feed/ 0 mess with a bull… http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/06/mess-with-a-bull/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/06/mess-with-a-bull/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:24:35 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1091 (or a ram or a goat for that matter)
you get the horns!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/06/mess-with-a-bull/feed/ 0 dinosaurs… http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/03/dinosaurs/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/03/dinosaurs/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:21:07 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1046
for better or for worse, things were just more simple back then…
roar!

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/02/03/dinosaurs/feed/ 0 this past fall http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/this-past-fall/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/this-past-fall/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:31:01 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1071
glad the fall has fallen and has exposed these new branches and twigs. ready for the spring time to bring these trees beautiful new leaves.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/this-past-fall/feed/ 0 equal opportunity garden http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/equal-opportunity-garden/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/equal-opportunity-garden/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:21:10 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1066 my garden is open to critters of all shapes and sizes…

sometime i win

sometimes i lose…

but everyone is free to play.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/equal-opportunity-garden/feed/ 0 owlwo http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/owlwo/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/owlwo/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:10:47 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1061

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/31/owlwo/feed/ 0 music and art: 2011 http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/28/music-and-art-2011/ http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/28/music-and-art-2011/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:14:48 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=1025 great news! mira is putting out a retrospective album, “the echo lingers on”, due out march 1st. in addition to playing bass on a few of the tracks, i was also honored to do the cover art. check it out:
outside:

inside:

to purchase a cd go to projekt records here:
http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00258

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]]> http://melodyjones.net/2011/01/02/round-hole-square-peg/feed/ 0 BFF http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/10/bff/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/10/bff/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:53:51 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=977 it’s bicycle film fest time here in sf and i was stoked to see “the cyclocross meeting” on the list. it was filmed partly in japan and just by watching the previews, i felt instantly transported back to that oh so foreign (to me) country. it’s such beautiful place to visit and feel very fortunate to have done so. here are a couple pics to reminisce.

where simplicity meets decadence... welcome to japan

tori a plenty

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/10/bff/feed/ 0 the gate is only closed until you open it http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-gate-is-only-closed-until-you-open-it/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-gate-is-only-closed-until-you-open-it/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:34:55 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=966 gate print SOLD!

the life and death store is open for business!

the road can seem very long
sometimes the gates are hard to open and shut
but the dreams we imagine when we are alone
explain the things we really want

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-gate-is-only-closed-until-you-open-it/feed/ 1 berries, you can pick ‘em but you can’t eat ‘em. http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/berries-you-can-pick-em-but-you-cant-eat-em/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/berries-you-can-pick-em-but-you-cant-eat-em/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:26:34 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=962 NOW FEATURED: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d8f871968f08eef4962367f/poetry http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d88d2bfee0d6d91f4fd8c59/spring-time-is-here-time-to-plant-and


“don’t eat the berries”
prints available at the life and death store on etsy.
(death section;))

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelifeanddeathstore

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/berries-you-can-pick-em-but-you-cant-eat-em/feed/ 0 surface tension http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/surface-tension/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/surface-tension/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:15:23 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=955 FEATURED: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d2d5af7e9436d91e3ffbace/tension

this print is available for sale at the life and death store on etsy… check it out! http://www.etsy.com/people/thelifeanddeathstore

"surface tension" print for sale
what’s below the surface is often magnified when tension is applied.

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/surface-tension/feed/ 0 the road is so long… http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-road-is-so-long/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-road-is-so-long/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:06:50 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=953 (and sometimes)
so lonely!

available @ the life and death store on etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelifeanddeathstore

]]> http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-road-is-so-long/feed/ 0 the first print for sale http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-first-print-for-sale/ http://melodyjones.net/2010/11/04/the-first-print-for-sale/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:22:36 +0000 admin http://melodyjones.net/?p=942 a slice of life on the mountain side
available @ the life and death store on etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelifeanddeathstore

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