LeaTheShark

Heya! My name is Lea, I’m a 23 year old graphic designer/tea fiend/huge nerd/Librarian-in-Training from Richmond, VA.

I love books, reading, writing, and my job at the library! I have a ton of varied interests, including but not limited to:

• Papercrafts
• D&D
• Cooking
• Baking
• Reading & Writing
• Board Games
• Plants
• Tea & Coffee
• Star Trek
• Studio Ghibli
• Thrifting
• Scuba Diving
• Travel
• Cosplay

Lo-fi chillhop beats to relax/study to, Folk, Filk!, Punk, Metal, Alt

P.S. I want to learn more about KPOP but idk where to start!

• The Long Way To a Small, Angry Planet
• Get In Trouble
• North American Lake Monsters
• Sci Fi Anthologies
• Uprooted
   

• Overall, I would say my aesthetic is vintage and modern combined. I love the juxtaposition!
• I love plants, nature, space, witchy stuff, cats, tea, and books, so anything with those motifs always makes me super happy!
• Sharks are my favorite animal! I also really like possum, raccoon, and cat motifs
• I am OBSESSED with Pusheen the Cat
  

• My birthday is in October, I love the fall, and Halloween is my favorite holiday! I appreciate Halloween and fall-themed stuff year-round.

  

• I love cryptids, especially mothman - I have several cryptid pins, mothman mugs, and even made an intro to cryptids zine! (P.S. Now I made a cryptid swap group, check it out!
• I like goth aesthetic stuff, eldritch horror stuff, ghosts, monsters, paranormal, general spookiness~
• Cottage core is also great!!
• My favorite colors are black, purples, blues, and greens, and metallics. But I love all colors! I think monochromatic color palettes are super cool, and I also like rainbows.
• I love graphic design, type elements, and illustrative lettering. Jessica Hische and Aaron Draplin are two of my favorite graphic designers today, and I am fascinated by vintage branding/packaging/type.
• I don't mind inappropriate or snarky designs! (I thrifted this set of postcards for 10c and I am in love: Baron Von Fancy)

Dislikes:

• I don't really like paisley
• Not into "shabby chic" designs, if you make something for me with this aesthetic I'm sure I will love it, but if it's just supplies I will probably pass it along to someone else
• No planner items, please! I don't really use them
• No rose scents or flavours
• No skincare products (except from Lush, I have sensitive skin and that's the only brand that doesn't make me break out)
• Not a big fan of plain chamomile teas (which is funny because I have a chamomile tattoo)
   

I recently got into these & I'm already obsessed. Message me if you want to set up a swap, or if you even want to offload a bunch of decos - I'm happy to take them on! Last signers are fine by me.

I'm allergic to dairy, and I am not a fan of rose scented or flavoured things. Sorry! I like it in theory, but it's just not my thing (it gives me a headache).

I keep a (mostly) vegan diet, but I'm not terribly strict about it.