ARTG33K74
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Date Joined: September 27, 2012
Last Online: September 10, 2026 Country: United States My Website |
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I have relocated from my hometown in Chicago and am now making Indiana weirder. They do not seem very appreciative of my efforts, so I will have to try harder. There are no good sushi places in town, either. (β’`ηΒ΄β’)
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My new PO Box is not within walking distance, pick up may be slow. I moved the PO Box closer to home. Please be patient as I hope to get all swaps scooped at the same time. I always rate.
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The art I like is wildly eclectic. I tend to respond to people's style the most with a preference for fine art and the handmade. I want to see the work you create. Does not have to be cute, pretty or mainstream aesthetic, feel free to cover a range in the human experience. I really do not like what is considered traditionally feminine, pinks, pastels, cute type things.
LIKES: Favorite for ATCs. β₯ I like inchies, twinchies, MOO card handmades, small drawings and paintings. I am trying to finish a book of 4x4 inch chunky book pages two-sided on chipboard (cereal box) with images of people / portraits.
Favorite things: Dragons & fantasy creatures, Plague Doctors, Basset Hounds, owls, parrots, birds, portraits and people, moths, insects, ice hockey, orchids, Goth & Romantic Goth, Vintage Halloween, sharks and pretty much all ocean life, Asian art, architecture, city skylines, black & white, teal, turquoise.
I collect and use paper ephemera including antique cigarette and ad cards; current, vintage and antique postcards. Small works on paper are stored in sports pocket pages in albums.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Loose prints, unmounted are preferred. Please no lamination. I collect tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards and Polaroids and other instants.
DISLIKES: No tolerance for intolerance. β₯ Love for all diverse people. β₯ My partner and I are Trans and Autistic. β₯ Hate is not a value system.
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Autism Speaks & puzzle piece logos - The word "gyspy" is a racial slur tied to slavery - J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter too many problems to list them all - Racist Kitsch, all Neil Gaiman fandoms.
Please do not use Sharpie markers for art, they degrade badly, they are high acid office supplies.
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For fun - All episodes of Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Please Note: I retain all image rights, copyright and intellectual property rights on all creations.
Favorite Crafts
Drawing, pen & pen watercolor, collage, photography, bookbinding, printmaking, zines.
I do a wide range of fiber arts from knitting, sewing, loom weaving, quilting, and drop spindle spinning. Costumes and cosplay, including over 37 years of Renaissance Faire nerd. Love tea and USA Forever postage stamps are appreciated.
Free Education & Resources
Winterthur Museum & Library: books, vintage and public domain print media
Melted Crayon Wax Painting Or "encaustic for lazy people" - 43 second video to learn how to make your own.
1000+ free video tutorials on all art subjects with Jerry's Artarama catalog: Free video lessons
Royalty Free, High-Resolution Photography: morgueFile
Free digital downloads of textures & backgrounds for digital image design, collage, etc: Caleb Kimbrough's BITTBOX
Jay Hilgert's BittBox Free digital image sources & textures.
TanglePatterns.com Free resource for Zentangle drawing.
GOLDEN Gel Medium Image Transfer Good method for multi-media art and acrylic paints.
Collage Perspectives at Swarthmore College A 10 minute documentary video of a gallery exhibit.
David Carson on Design + Discovery TED video: A top designer lectures on visual culture.
Vik Muniz TED video: Creativity, culture, art. He is known for his portraits made of sugar.
Raghava KK: My 5 Lives as an Artist TED video: on making and breaking in his fine art career.
Sheikha al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global TED video: how art and culture create a country's identity.
7 Projects With Recycled Materials
Daring Fireball's Markdown Syntax Guide How to put images in Swap-bot and other commands.
Mail theft? United States Postal Inspectors Online Complaint Webpage
Easy Book Binding Saddle Stitch Video
ATC and collage recommended adhesives: YES! stickflat paste, glue stick, rubber cement [these three dry flat] Modge Podge, gesso and acrylic gel medium [these are wetter, needs to be pressed. Wax paper and a heavy weight help.] I highly enjoyed the Bernie Berlin ATC Workshop book.
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Smithsonian Institution Flickr
Old Book Art Illustrations for download
USA Library of Congress Flickr
USA Library of Congress Photo Archive online portal
Creative Commons Cultural Contributors for art and music
Troubleshooting something? Ask me anything.
Digital Scrapbook
Goth married Unicorn situation, basically. βΊ
Family parrot from 1982 has now come to live with us summer 2026.
2018 WCHL Cougars, best team ever.
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Comments
Happy New Year!
What a thoughtful and sweet package. This sea shell booklet is so sweet. I may even turn it in to a necklace. Thank you so very much.
Hi Shellie, Just thinking about you on this beautiful fall Sunday! Stay safe and healthy! Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
Happy 10th anniversary month, glad youβre here!
Thank you so much for the awesome pink haired witch ATC.
Hi Shellie! Just checking in to see how you are doing! Hope this note finds you safe and healthy! Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
As an amazing artist and dino & marine animal lover I thought you might be interested in joining Scales 'n' Tails? We'd be honoured to have you!
May your 2019 be better than 2018, and your best year yet!
Stephanie