eveyinorbit

• recently moved to nashville
• launched a new shop called nashpop
• working on losing weight, writing more, and sticking to my schedule
• enjoying thrifting and decorating the biggest house I have ever lived in
• starting art school in the new year

I am a 29 year old artist, photographer, zinester, small business owner, shop owner and full time art student. I split my time between living in NYC and Nashville with my girlfriend lilo. Someday there will be children with her impossible eyes and my impossible attitude.

I'm queer and plump and full of ideas. Love is grand... so are tattoos and cities and awesome music and good food and midday naps. I'm not closed to the silly, unusual, thrifted or questionably obscene stuff. I have a fantastical sense of humor. You should get one. I also love to ride the subway and smile in the rain. Most would say I am funny, a dreamer, loyal + true. I like to travel and spend a lot of my free time at thrift shops.

The struggle is always ahead but I'm going to be stronger and healthier everyday with a constant step forward. The best days are when the floor is clean, the weather calm, paint on my clothes and her hand in mine.

I am equal parts artist and crafter

I love to make atc's; it is kind of my thing. Would love to do some one on one atc trades. Check my flickr for what is available. I also draw, paint, collage, create mixed media pieces, alter books, make zines and keep an art journal.

Paper crafts/art are my first love, but I also love to knit, sew, stuff stuffies, and book bind.

There is nothing more beautiful or freeing in this world to me, than a huge desk filled with ephemera, paints, inks and piles of magazines. Some people look at the world and see junk in the randomness; I see possibility. I am dedicated to beautiful decay, inspired by street art, and addicted to cut + paste.

gimme... cute owls . birds . bird silhouettes . robots . cameras . toy cameras. thrifted cameras that may be broken . the alphabet . typewriters . polka dots . rainbow stripes . street art . handmade post cards . anatomical images . zines . long handwritten letters . fabric . apples .

I collect... alphabet magnets + wooden or metal numbers + mini buddha statues + polaroids + vintgae bw photos + postcards that advertise movies.

colors... green is my favorite, especially citrus and avocado shades. I also love yellow, coral, and sky blue. I adore the color combo of teal/aqua and red.

I am very into... indie culture and music, spend a lot of time at thrift stores and record stores, find street art truly inspiring, and always have a few diy projects going on around my apartment.

themes... typography . baking . cupcakes . retro patterns . 50's + 60's vibes . surfer girl . minimalism . eames era . anthropologie . beat culture . alice in wonderland .

supplies I love to receive... deco tape . cool stencils . large sewing buttons . brads . craft/art magazines + books . glue sticks . fabric . blank atc's . ink pads . paper punches . mailing labels . ephemera . rubber stamps .

postcards... artistically handmade . black and white . ad cards . skyscrapers . city views . bizarre or obscene cards . movie ad cards .

I really try to respect my partner's likes and dislikes, even if the swap is sender's choice. Please try and do the same for me.

icky... disney . teddybears . kitty cats . hello kitty . kawaii . purple . lace . stamped images . bookmarks . glitter . confetti . flowers . pencils. erasers. butterflies . tea . candles . bath/lotion products . jewelry . socks . cosmetics . religious items . dogma .

I do not collect inchies or dotee dolls. I also do not keep scrapbooks or make things in that style so stamped images and those little packaged embellishments are quite lost on me. I also strongly prefer not to receive food in the mail unless I join a swap specifically for such items. In those cases, I do not eat raisins or coconut.

I know official mix cd swaps are not allowed, but message me if you want to do a private music trade. I am a huge vinyl fan and would love to receive records.

miike snow . michael franti and spearhead . intergalactic lovers . amanda palmer . the drums . yeah yeah yeahs . the magic numbers . the kills . thao nguyen . the decemberists . m.i.a. modest mouse . atmosphere . rodrigo y gabriela . belle and sebastian . metric . la roux . cold war kids . iron and wine . florence + the machine . tegan and sara . van morrison . hot chip . massive attack . her space holiday . otis redding . weezer . bitch and animal . electrelane . the national . pomplamoose . aesop rock . arcade fire . crookers . john mayer . the ting tings . arctic monkeys . paul simon . the blow . rolling stones . death cab for cutie . lady gaga .

the goodbye girl . fantastic mr fox . annie hall . ghost world . paper moon . lost in america . high art . the squid and the whale . code 46 . garden state . closer . barefoot in the park . lords of dogtown . high fidelity . up . don't tell mom the babysitters dead . amelie . little miss sunshine . love actually . reds . you've got mail . mermaids . into the wild . broadcast news . animal house . the candidate .

I basically love every woody allen film, wes anderson film, john hughes film, tim burton film and many assorted cheesy 80's flicks.

food network is a constant background noise in my house. other shows both past and present that I love are:

glee . californication . bored to death . mr. bean . weeds . top chef . in treatment . the west wing . la femme nikita . gilmore girls . true blood . huge . freaks and geeks . chopped . six feet under . dead like me . damages . shameless . storage wars .

pablo neruda . william s burroughs . keri smith . junot diaz . sarah vowell . david sedaris . carol ann duffy . thich nhat hanh . anne lamott . alice sebold . tom wolfe . ee cummings .

I LOVE magazines about art, crafts, graphic design, architecture, tattoo culture, street art, cooking, and photography. my faves include juxtapoz, ready made, interview, curve, beautiful decay, and paper.

I do not check my snail mail everyday. This may occasionally create a small delay in rating received swaps. Please rest assured that I will fairly rate swaps as promptly as I can. Last mail pick up was on January 10th.

Unfortunately my 1 is seemingly impossible to fix. The user has left the site, and won't answer my messages. My 3's are for fixing a few swaps, sending late a few times over the years, and one woman who did not like the postcard I sent her. I'm not perfect. Surprise.