oliviarrow

---->update - Happy New year! School started so I'll have to cut back on swaps, sadly. I am still always happy to do private swaps and/or quick and easy swaps, so please feel free to set one up with me! I'm in love with mail and swapping. I try to send fun packages and personalize/customize my mail. Pen pals and long letters make me happy. I make zines and indie comics, which you can see at my etsy shop. Visual art is life for me, I love to create it and enjoy it all around. I especially like using pen and ink, watercolor, acrylic and gauche. I love food and travel, but I'm also a student (studying industrial design in art school) so travel is limited these days. Also, I have a big cat who is the cutest, best cat in the world!

I love the look of people's handwriting and I think mail art is the best to send and receive. I mentioned I liked to draw and paint but lately I have also been doing 3D design and it's awesome. I love all kinds of art forms and seeing what other people are working on. It's especially cool to see artists work with materials I don't know how to do, like ceramics or glass blowing. Chances are, if you send me something arty, I'm going to love it.

I love/use/make these items and materials: Art: mail art, zines, ATCs! (I will do private swaps if you're interested in any of these!) and mini art - my fav mediums are gauche, watercolors, pen & ink, collage. Jewelry: Earrings, cuffs/bangles/bracelets for the wrist & large/weird pendants for necklaces. Esp. love beaded/stone/glass jewelry. Paper goods:handmade cards, vintage cards/postcards, cute stationary, mini cards. I love it all. Materials: leather/suede, feathers, embroidery, knitting, shiny stuff (yep), old stuff (vintage of any kind, i.e. images, ads, postcards, etc).

I Like: Candy - dark chocolate most, and gummies. Tea/coffee - mainly black teas. Fav Colors: purple and brown and light grey, jewel tones, earth tones Animals - foxes, birdies, amphibians, night animals and cats ( especially my big meow-meow). Natural world/nature - images of trees & plants, the ocean and mountains, wild/untouched landscapes...all of it! Travel - I LOVE to hear about other people's surroundings and environments and/or their travels. Art/design - since I am studying this I am very interested in new and clever designs.

I Dislike: You know, I rather keep this open and not be picky. If you put effort into your mail/swap, I'll like it no matter what.

ARROWS! (I collect anything with an arrow design, literally anything.), purple, comics, snails, turtles, canoes, vintage ephemera, zines, hats, nail polish, stickers, pens, earrings and necklaces, Flake and Crunchie bars (from UK!), Socks, envelopes, mini cards, stickers, kawaii, paisley, old photos,
screen printing, surprises! ...the list goes on and on and on.

Wishlist? Any of my Etsy favorites!

Creative expression (of course!), knowledge & education, the environment, women's rights, equality, progress, preservation (natural areas, historic buildings, crops, animals...), loads more...

Please send me a message if there has been any problem with a swap I sent (i.e. if it was damaged or never arrived) I will be happy to work something out with you. I always make my swaps by the deadline, but I sometimes send them right at the last minute, so don't fret too much - it's coming! Also, I make a point to ALWAYS rate! If you don't get a rating it is either because I never got anything or because for some reason I forgot. Please message me if you have ANY concerns about my swaps. I really hate giving 1s, and I put it off and try to communicate beforehand. I will change my 1 ratings if I ever get the things I was flaked on, though.