mapps

I am an educator ; I am a Buddhist, mother, and mail artist (Mapps is my send out name). As far as my aesthetic preferences go, I am aligned with the FLUXUS movement and advocate spontaneous acts of self-expression. I vastly prefer the handmade to the corporate. I have too much stuff, so rarely will you find me in a swap that focuses on dollar store items, or little plastic thingies --unless they are being creatively altered in some way. That said, I am not a picky person and appreciate the time and effort people put into swaps --especially when they take time to make things themselves. Anything you make will make me smile.

Eclectic: P.J. Harvey, the Kills, Aimee Mann, Os Mutantes, Shostakovich, Leonard Cohen, Catpower, The Dresden Dolls!

Recent Favorite: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Books on Gardening and any cookbooks on eating seasonal, garden foods ( I am vegetarian and love to cook), books on Buddhism, especially, Zen.

mail art, knitting, altered art, sewing, all forms of paper arts. Aesthetically I am more Artsy than I am cute and cuddly.

Your art work, something hand crafted, rubber stamps --I prefer unmounted artsy stamps to cute stamps, Seed packets suitable for zone 8 (esp. organic and heirloom seeds), book pages from children's books, vintage or antique books, foreign language books, natural fibers yarn (bamboo, flax, wool, hemp, cotton) Anything related to Buddha or Buddhist teachings, Asian images and artifacts, something special from your region of the world (or your state or hometown), green tea (or unusual tea mixes from around the world--loose tea is fine). As for scents: I am open --but do have a slight preference of musky to floral, and am more floral than fruity. Patchouli and sandlewood and musk are favorite scents.

I love the surprise elements of swaps so please don't feel compelled to go out and buy any of the items. Have fun and be imaginative.

I pledge to other swap-bot members to:

Rate for every swap i take part in.

Rate as soon as i am able to get on line after swap is received.

Rate Fairly, I will only give a 1 rating if a swap hasn't been received and that no contact has been made from the sender. I promise to pm member first to give them the chance to resolve the situation first.

I will only give a 3 if i feel that the swap didn't meet the requirements and that the partner choose's not to correct the swap.

I will try and leave a message on all ratings to state what i received and what i was happy with, even if its just a thankyou.

I will not use slander or badmouth anyone when given a rating, facts is all that is needed when rating a 1.

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