Sonya

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PLEASE REMEMBER TO RATE! If you don't rate, I won't know if you received it.

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I've been creating art since I can remember and actually had a painting of mine hang in the deYoung Museum in San Francisco for 3 years when I was 5 years old, thanks to my kindergarten teacher!

I'm an avid traveler and have been to all 7 continents (Antarctica was the last in Jan. 2023), and 41 of the 50 USA states...still working on the final 9, then I can check that item off my Bucket List!

Please Note: Just because it's on my "No thank you" list, doesn't mean I won't create it for YOU if it's something YOU like! For instance, if you love the color brown, I might make something for you in brown.

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YES PLEASE:

• abstracts
• art deco
• collage
• colorful
• colors: purple, turquoise, red, chartreuse (lime green)
• dogs
• foreign language book pages
• geometrics
• hand drawn / hand painted
• interactive ATCs
• map papers
• mid-century modern
• mixed-media
• mushrooms (to admire but NOT eat!)
• mystical
• pagan
• postage stamps with people's heads
• rain
• sci-fi
• sequin waste (aka punchinella)
• travel
• UFOs
• Vicki Sawyer napkins!!!
• watercolor
• whimsical (i.e., off beat, playful, quirky, etc.)

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NO THANK YOU:

• meat or seafood related images (I'm vegetarian)
• sentiments on ATCs (i.e., "Love is good", "Follow your dream", etc.)
• religious content
• child-like subjects (i.e., dolls, kids playing, toys, etc.)
• brown is my least favorite color
• people-type ATCs (i.e., people w/ wings, vintage folks, kids, etc.)
• sticker slapping
• Disney (I like many movies, but don't collect)
• patriotic themes
• superheroes
• cutesy things (i.e., teddy bears, dolls, gnomes, etc.)
• paper doll & people images
• horror
• animie, Pokémon, Hello Kitty, etc.
• small bits of paper "extras" - please, nothing smaller than ATC size
• no food/drink items, please

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I've been painting abstracts and geometric art for many years with acrylics on canvas or wood. I recently started painting with watercolors and absolutely adore it! I am very fond of using metallic paints in either acrylic or watercolor.

Creating ATCs is a favorite of mine and I create HD/HP, 3D mixed media, collage, embossed, or interactive ATCs mostly and spend a lot of time and energy on my creations and appreciate the same in return. Please visit my "Website" link above to see some of my ATCs.

Paper-crafting is another favorite. I prefer modern & colorful, but you do you! Each year I create my own holiday cards and send a homemade ornament or painting with each of the dozens of cards I send out. This last year I volunteered with the Angel Card Project to send holiday cards to those in need of cheering up.

Mosaics are another avenue of creative energy. I mosaic using tiles, beads, and stained glass on all kinds of substrates such as glass, wood, Styrofoam, or anything else that would make a strong base.

Deco books are super fun and I love seeing art from all over the world! It took exactly 365 days for my first HOMER deco to be returned to me...it can take years from creation to coming home. I dislike bulky, heavy decos w/ big baubles. Please keep decos flat as possible when decorating/making. NO EXTRA DECOS, PLEASE.

Zines! Such fun little booklets - you never know what you're going to get! I prefer to make funny, uplifting type zines. I don't care for any type of political zines, thanks.

Art was always my favorite subject in school. 😍

I will NEVER flake on a swap unless something serious happens to me. Please message me or send an email if you haven't received something from me in a timely manner.

Thanks for swapping with me! ✌️