naturenerd3

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I've been a swap-bot member since 2010, but I've been fairly inactive for the past three years, mostly for monetary reasons. Occasionally I will get a few bucks in my pocket and try swapping again.

I'm not actively collecting postcards anymore. The collection was getting out of hand. That doesn't mean I won't sign up for swaps from time to time I have so many to share. I've decided to leave this list up to give people a general idea of the things I like

What I like:

*subversive & weird

*art and illustration

*book covers/ reading

*flowers and plants (especially wildflowers, violets are a favorite)

*nature and nature scenery

*fall

*CATS

*animals (especially unusual animals, frogs, CATS, foxes, insects, sea life... please no dogs)

*birds (OWLS, crows/ravens, songbirds, penguins. ostrich and kiwi)

*weather (lightning,rain, rainbow,snow, etc.)

*Halloween

• food and drink and food production/ agriculture (wineries, etc.)

*Japan

*cute/kawaii

*space

*caves

*vintage of any of the above topics

What I don't like:

• Dogs

• buildings

*ads cards unless it is really cool

• I prefer not to receive touristy cards

I'm still happy with postcards from the following artists/ postcard books

Charlie Harper

Edward Gorey

The art of Instruction: 100 postcards from vintage educational charts

I do collect commemorative stamps and use the duplicates for art projects. It really makes my day when people use cool stamps to send their mail! An envelope with a plain old flag stamp on it is a lost opportunity! The next time you buy stamps go to the post office and take a look at all the beautiful choices.

I like nicely made homemade postcards, which I consider a form of mail art. I think it's a shame most people here seem to hate them.