stlouisphile

I promise to rate promptly after I receive in a swap! I don't think I always did that in the past so I'm upping my game and doing that ASAP.

If you haven't received something please email me I will do everything in my power to get keep swap-bot running in rude health.

I enjoy reading, creating collages, making atc's, found art, b&w photography, I also use Photoshop for creating my art. I also love my new Kindle.

I also love creating faux postage, mail art, naked mail shenanigans, etc. Altering tins. I enjoy going to movies and creating music videos for my youtube channel.

I'll listen to almost anything, jazz, fusion, rock, classic rock, The Beatles, Warren Zevon!, Motown, a little bit of hip-hop, classical music, electronica, beats, hypno music, dance, trance, etc. etc. I really enjoy the weekly mashups from Deedlecast Anyone who can toss Dr. Who in the mix on a regular basis is OK in my book! I also get cool music from new artists from RCDLBL and Soundcloud.

I tend to enjoy science fiction, action and drama.

The last installment of the Harry Potter movie, (so then I can read all the novels); The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movies (the originals) very intense. I never tire of watching The Day The Earth Stood Still (original) Close Encounters of the Third Kind or 2001: A Space Odyssey to name a few.

Doctor Who Tenth Doctor series Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor series (The Doctor's Wife is my favorite written by Neil Gaiman! Fringe (with their very own Time Lords); Chuck (sadly ending after 5 seasons), Game of Thrones (I know George RR Martin); House of LIes, Primeval, Sanctuary

Paper arts, altered art, recycled art, collage, photography. Recently I've taken up acrylic painting on canvas. I love mail art which is kinda what I'd like to do more of if I can get people to exchange with me.

My favorite colors are copper, red, orange, TARDIS blue, and purple I really love all the Twinkling H20 colors for watercolor.

I really don't care for stickers so if you're thinking of sending me stickers...unless they're stickers from Doctor Who or Fringe or Lost or Buffy..I appreciate the sentiment though!

My medium of choice for ATC cards are digital - I love working in Photoshop.I can easily spend hours working on layers and color output for my cards. I always print on quality card stock or my new love: Bristol Paper which is a thick paper made in France. I also use watercolor paper or mat board when I create collages or ATC cards. Most of my collage images come from Communication Arts, Print and Artforum because those images are totally awesome and you get a one of a kind collage. These magazines are kept for 5 years and then are tossed out by a local library so I rescue them every year. I also like to use embellishments and rubber stamps too in my work.

I've been reading fan fiction all my life. I started with Star Trek when fanzines were mailed out to you and you had to wait MONTHS for a new 'zine to hit your mailbox. Then I went on to Star Wars and then The X Files. I have read literally thousands of The X Files fan fic. I wasn't a shipper I was more into Muldertorture. Today I read Doctor Who fan fiction with a concentration on Ten/Donna, Ten/Martha, Ten/Torchwood. I love me some Doctorwhump.

Please try and send your best work. I will do my best to rate you fairly - I know that it is a known fact that sometimes someone sends you something that You Just Don't Like. I will not rate you a 1 or 3 on something that's not my cuppa. But I will rate you down for poor execution: i.e. it's not glued down properly, you've used a sticker only as your focal point. Update: I was just banned from a Swap because of saying that if you can't glue something properly I'll rate you lower. I will take into account newbies who haven't visited the site This To That (gluing basics) because well sometimes you think something will stick and it won't. That's a learning curve. Honestly I am not a glue Natzi but basic gluing is something I will privately email you about. Creativity is a gift, try to use your gifts and talents - take time making and presenting your ideas and I'll do the same.