CSNYfan

My flickr might have a swap that is being sent out, so if you like surprises, please don't look!

I love swapping, art, being on the computer, reading, music, and walking my dog. I live with my husband, my ferret, and my greyhound -- I love my life and I'm a generally happy person.

I am a huge Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fan -- I've seen them in concert in various forms, (CSN, CN, CSNY) four times so far. I'll see them anytime they come to the area for as long as they will tour!

My family would probably tell you that I am a pretty honest, funny, sarcastic person, with a bleeding heart liberal attitude. I'd say that they are about right!

I am usually happy to do private trades with newbies to help get ratings started quickly. If you'd like to trade ATCs or something similar, pm me!

ATCs and Zentangles, and some journals. Just recently started on an art journal for myself. I wouldn't mind trying a larger type of art swap, like a canvas board, so if you are up for a private swap, let me know.

What do I use for my art? The list is ever-growing but so far: Prismacolor colored pencils, Prismacolor markers, Stabilo markers, acrylic paint, water soluble crayon, beads, sequins, glitter glue, thread, buttons, ribbon, ephemera...

I am going to be trying some gouache paints soon - I just got a set for my birthday, so we'll see how those go...

COLOR COMBINATIONS... My all time favorite color is GREEN! Love it! My favorites in the green range are grassy, ferny greens, but I pretty much love all green. Other favorite colors/color combos are aqua and red, black and white, and brown and anything. Oh, and hot pink and red together is pretty cool. I am a fan of retro looking color combos, even the ones from the seventies that some people think are just gross, like brown and orange or avocado green and harvest gold. Bring it on! I like pretty much all colors -- they all have a place with me.

I do prefer silver over gold with regards to decorations or jewelry type of stuff.

Love greyhounds, but not stuff with greyhounds racing -- that is not my thing.

Other stuff I like:

• Handmade stuff that's clever
• Dangly earrings
• Prismacolor pencils and markers
• Micron Pens
• Synthetic paint brushes - if you are no longer needing some of these for your own work and would like to swap for something, I am on the lookout for some nice synthetic brushes. Just pm me and I'd love to consider a swap for these!
• Coffee
• Chocolate
• Penpal letters
• Looking at other people's art
• Peace symbols, like doves, peace signs..
• Seaglass
• Modern art
• Abstracts
• Things that are clever or different
• Irony
• The ocean

• Beautiful sunsets

  I like to learn and find beauty and truth in all faiths, so if you send religious stuff, I'm cool with that.

I am interested in seeing what YOU like, so if you are sending an ATC, don't feel like you need to follow something on my profile, although that would be fine, too.

• Disney anything
• Kawaii and diddl (I just am not into it.)
• Walmart - I don't like them as a company.
• Companies that test on animals
• Things with animal products in them/on them (i.e. feathers, wool, etc.)
• white chocolate
• artificial watermelon flavored anything
• American Idol and the like
• Morbid themes -- these just aren't really my thing. *I'm not really into clowns or dolls (paper dolls are cool, just not actually dolls - for some reason I think they are just a little creepy.)

I am not a big fan of stickers - it's not that I don't like them, just that I don't really use them.

My only allergies are bleach and some medications, so I don't think anyone really needs to worry about that!

Please do not send me chain letters, even those disguised as "financial blessing letters." I really strongly dislike these and will resent getting them. Grrrr.

Music Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (of course!) Classic Rock especially, but I am into all sorts of music: classical, Broadway, pop, you name it... Anything by CSNY, CSN, or any solo work from any of them, The Doobie Brothers, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton (solo, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes)Eva Cassidy. Disco, dance music, songs from Apple commercials. Bluegrass, some gospel hymns... Songs from Broadway shows -- The Life, Company (and anything by Stephen Sondheim, really.) Classical - Brahms piano works especially, Gershwin, some Chopin. My iPod is very important to me -- I love it.

TV Favorites include old TV shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dallas, The Golden Girls, The Love Boat, old sitcoms like that. Currently re-watching The West Wing.

Current TV that I watch: House, Lost, 24, Hell's Kitchen, Project Runway, and Top Chef.

Movies Under the Tuscan Sun. Pride and Prejudice. I absolutely love watching The Godfather -- what a great movie -- a true classic. I don't go out much to the movies.

Literature I loved The Shellseekers by Rosamunde Pilcher -- I've read it over and over. David Crosby's autobiography titled Since Then. Microserfs by Douglas Copland. Jane Eyre. Jennifer Crusie novels. Some poetry, such as Robert Pinsky and E.E. Cummings. Julie and Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, one tiny apartment kitchen -- fun read! I'm currently reading an art history book for some fun learning.