hopelessshade

I'm an art history major, visual arts minor who learned about ATCs in high school and loves the advantages that a small size canvas has. I don't have a lot of recent work up on the internet because I don't have convenient access to a scanner, but I'll try to throw up some poor photos until I can get some quality ones up.

I'm going to be pretty quiet on swap-bot during my final year at University, but I may occasionally feel prepared enough to join a simple swap every once in a long while. If my situation changes, though, and I'm suddenly bogged down with unanticipated work, I want to make sure that my swap partners/hosts know that if I have to ask for an extension, its to treat it like I would an extension on a class assignment- I'm asking for more time so I can produce something better, not so I can flake out.

I know this sounds suspicious, and I know that's understandably looked down upon here, but I want to lay all my cards on the table. I have a BA to write, and classes to do well in. I also like making art in my spare time, and I like to make art well, my rating shows it even if you don't believe my words. But if it comes down to choosing between schoolwork and artwork, I have to choose school first, and I wanted to warn you all of that.

As I've been on here a bit longer and read the forums I've started to realize I should probably clarify some key things.

• I give hearts for thought and effort put into the swap item itself- not the extras sent with it.

• I don't give hearts for the package getting here early, nor do I withdraw hearts for a delayed send if there has been communication.

Collages, knitting, prismacolors, urban sketching, typography, oil painting, clothing refashioning.

Working on learning watercolors and screenprinting.

Music: Metric, Le Tigre, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Santogold, Velvet Underground and Nico, Stars, Regina Spektor, Gogol Bordello, Architecture in Helsinki, Cold War Kids.

Movies: Brick, The Royal Tenenbaums, Paprika, Miyazaki films, Metropolis.

Authors: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Salman Rushdie, Warren Ellis and Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams.

ATCs: bold words link to examples.

I don't really care for the 'stick wings and a crown on it' style of ephemera, which isn't to say I don't like collage, far from it, I just tend to prefer things that look less scrapbook-y. Then again, if it's really nicely composed or decorated, or energetic mixed media or a unique combination I'll probably love it. I'm fond of mixing textures and techniques, exuberant but harmonious color, and unusual media and materials.

I'm also really fond of miniature painted and drawn artwork. (as an Art History major, I frequently entertain fantasies of translating Rubens into ATC size, despite that I'd go crazy and my hand would fall off) I'm not expecting Old Masters and Mistresses in the mail, obviously, but any artwork in and of itself is well-received. These are all pretty damn cool! For me, tiny art is my favourite type of ATC.

I tend to stay on the cute side of the cute/cutesy dichotomy, I don't do religion or celebrities, and I think my sense of humor would best be described as witty/ironic/slightly sarcastic.