tesscalhoun

I mostly create Watercolor hand drawn and painted ATCs and 4x4's. I work in water colors and ink for the most part. I occasionally will do a collage or fabric /fiber ATC or other object. I like things that are out of the box, out of the ordinary. Im not particularly fond of sticker art. I will probably like anything well done using quality materials.

I now have a group called Newfangled Zentangles and More here in Swap-bot. I am also co-founder of Watercolor Swappers, Hand Made Lace and the Zen Artist group. I post swaps to all 4 groups every month. I hate to leave any one of them with out a swap up. I also like to join other peoples swaps especially those that require hand drawn and hand painted elements in part or all.

I have also fallen in love with Art journals. I now keep one and I am in a couple of Art journal groups.

I live on the edge of the Olympic National Forest on an Island in Puget Sound. There are more shades and hues of green than most people can see here let alone paint.

My favorite color is red. I love to paint with Daniel Smith Watercolors. They are made in Seattle. They are the most fantastic professional quality watercolors I have ever used. You can see them at http://www.danielsmith.com/ no I don't work there. I just think they are that good.

BTW If for any reason there is a problem with a swap I'm in and you haven't received anything from me please contact me and or the hostess of the swap before you give me a bad rating. Its quite possible its something to do with mail service and not my fault. You have no idea what a bad rating for any reason does to ones ability to swap here. I always send a swap. If its close to a dead line I will contact you and tell you its in the mail.

I come from an eclectic pagan / wiccan background. Because I live in Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast. Local native imagery speaks to me as well as those of all horse cultures. The horse spirit is strong in me. I collect rocks and grow herbs. The wolfdog is my companion.

The reason I own service dogs is, I have been diagnosed with a Rheumatoid Arthritis and related Inflammatory condition which affects my mobility; mostly my ability to get up from a chair and stand for any length of time. So far I can still walk well enough.

Dandy the Chi-Pin. Dandy is a Chihuahua/ Min. Pincher and my service dog He picks things up and hand them to me when I drop them. His favorite game is fetch.

Kohl is a Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd cross. He is Kohl black and has a bob tail. This makes him a unique retriever. He helps me stand up from sitting and steadies me on stairs. He accompanies me everywhere.

They both love to eat the bite sized Doggie Biscotti treats I make them. They are often the subject matter of my art.

Classic Rock as well as new , Classic Celtic folk and Celtic Rock, New Age, World music.

When pressured My favorite color is red. Im also fond of shiny metallics and jewel tones. As a watercolor artist I love all colors in general.. I love working in color. I've been tested for what my visual color range is. I am off the scale. I see more than most people do. Until I knew this I used to over work my paintings. Now I stop before it gets that muddy look that others see but I don't notice.

http://artbytesscalhoun.blogspot.com/

Green Teas, there is no such thing as to many green or white teas. Herbal teas. Dark chocolate. Hand made paper or paper that looks like its been hand made. Origami paper, good watercolor paper.

My favorite "extra" if you really want to include one is 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. "Extras" are never needed to get a star from me just an excellent swap is.

Please don't send me ATC papers and bits and pieces. I have lots.

Important Health issues news: April 2011 Its spring and the weather is warmer and I am feeling better despite the rain. My RA is responding better to my drug therapy. I have a new treadmill I now have warm and comfortable daily walk on it. I also use the treadmill to give my energetic service dog a good daily run leaving me with energy to paint and craft. Yea!!! I am back to maxing out on allowed swaps. If I haven't swapped with you yet I will soon.