An interview with: Rosalind Roomian (aka Rozzi Dreams)
- Jun 7
- 5 min read
In conversation with California based multimedia artist @rozzidreams
"Rozzi Roomian is a painter born and raised in San Francisco who spends much of her time travelling and painting around the world. Her work focuses on the colorful, psychedelic, and transcendent vision of reality she experiences. Her world is one where the Universe is alive and aware, the micro and the macro layer in each other like nesting dolls, and our bodies melt into the very environment that makes us. Rozzi has painted for festivals in multiple countries, created murals, and exhibited work in galleries online and in person. She studied painting and illustration at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art and has been commissioned to create portraits, murals, album art, and product packaging." - www.rozziroomian.com
Read on below for the full interview...
First of all how are you and how has 2026 been for you so far?
I am doing very well, thank you. 2026 has been honestly intense and surprising so far. I feel this spring fire horse energy which is inspiring me to do a lot of things all at once, including starting projects that have been on the back burner for years. I have recommitted 100% to the art this year and am trusting that it will take me forward as I step into the unknown. This is the very beginning of that journey.
Where are you from, what do you love, and what do you like to spend your days doing?
I am Rosalind Roomian, also known as Rozzi Dreams — a painter and multimedia artist from San Francisco, California. I love many things in life including my husband Joseph, my kitten Oscar the Sphynx, gardening, live painting, and having interesting conversations with artistic friends. I spend my days painting and experimenting in the studio, taking breaks to tend to my garden and gather inspiration. In the evening you will often find me live painting at bass music shows and psychedelic events in the local community. I also adore traveling and festival culture so I make sure to weave that into my time as much as possible.
Are there any particular ideas or concepts captivating you recently?
I am captivated by two things at the moment. The first is channeling beings into my work. I have been inspired lately to paint portraits of ancient gods and mythical creatures who seem to keep appearing in my life, wishing to be painted. The second is capturing simple human experiences through a psychedelic lens. Finding the infinite beauty of someone hanging laundry, or two friends cuddling on a couch. Visionary art often explores these big expansive moments where we leave our body and join with the oneness of everything. But lately I have been drawn more to the bread and butter of daily life and the depth and magic that is hidden within. I am also exploring abstract painting and new materials — wood, mirrors, clay, fuzzy pipe cleaners — as ways to stretch my compositional thinking and sense of the possible.
How much have psychedelics informed your creative process?
Yes, psychedelics have a huge impact in my creative process. My experiences with them opened me up to believing in the magic I yearned for as a child, and showed me that the garden of Eden is here on earth. Similarly to art, psychedelics taught me to see the world more clearly, and I could spend a lifetime depicting the visions I have received. Both art and psychedelics have given me a community with open minded infinitely creative individuals. When I paint from the psychedelic space it creates a representation of a shared reality, allowing what would be strangers to come together and recognize that they have been there too. In another sense psychedelics have taught me how to paint- by removing, one by one, the blockages that made me forget. I was born knowing how to do this, how to treat and see life as a work of art. Psychedelics helped me remember.
What are some of the re-occurring ideas or concepts you feel most inspired to weave into your paintings and what lights the flame of passion within you?
Two images come up again and again: eyes and the sun. The eyes represent observation, being seen and seeing — the conscious spark of life force behind all existence, the universe looking at itself. When I look into the eye of a candle flame, a stranger, an animal, or a lover, it is the closest I get to seeing God looking back. The sun is my other constant. I am a solar- powered person, and the sun is the most magnificent symbol I know of pure outward-blasting energy and light. As for motivation, art gives me more back than anything else I put energy into. It brings me purpose, freedom, and the joy of real play. It connects me to ancient ancestors who spent their lives creating, and to the great mystery that is the ultimate creator. Nothing else pushes me to grow, challenge my fears, and step into the world the way art does.
Are there any particular books or movies you hold close to your heart?
Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jordorowsky is easily one of the most important films to me. It has these fractal esoteric layers that break the 4th wall, weaving religion, astrology, and personal transformation into a work of art. Jordorowsky is a psychedelic mystical artist, who uses magic to explore his personal journey in a way that helps us all. And the movie is fun and strange! It does not shy away from difficult or intense emotions, and yet it is perfectly symmetrical and beautiful. For books, I love the work of the sci-visionaries like Asimov and Philip K. Dick, who I also see as mystics, capable of seeing through the noise of their present moments and projecting the patterns of the human condition far into the future. Phillip K Dick is particularly trippy and layered, Asimov is more simplified and straight to the point. One Asimov short story I recommend is “The Last Question” which was his favorite short story and mine as well.
What does Spirituality mean to you?
Spirituality is the connection we have to each other, to all beings on all layers of reality, and to the present moment beyond time. It is seeing that we are all made of the same primordial goo and that a higher energy exists within us. It is recognizing that life is infinitely layered, alive and fractal, and beautiful even when it is difficult. It is spiritual to try and be your best self, to be honest, playful, compassionate, loving, and free of conditioning. To follow your heart and leave a positive mark. I often like to think of spirituality as magic. You have to trust that it is there, even in the moments it is not obvious. That trust is grace.
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Discover more of Rozzi Dreams via:
- Astral Magazine
