ViridianMuse

**** June 2025**** please note I am extremely buried in life circumstances as I deal with my mother on hospice. This is not affecting my ability to send my swaps as art and creating is the only thing keeping me afloat currently. It is however causing me to miss rating some swaps. Please nudge me with a message if you think I've forgotten to rate your swaps. They're so important to me and I try my hardest to rate as soon as they come in but I'm pretty sure I've missed a few .

I've been a mailart hound since 1997..maybe even earlier, but I got really serious in 1999. I took an extended break from 2012 until earlier this year from swapping. Motherhood, and family life took over. However, I use my art as an outlet for my stress, depression, or boredom ....without it I get cranky, and a bit uptight.. Ok, I'll say it.. I get BITCHY. So I've come back to open up swapping again to bring myself some happy and some fun. It's so fun to be back to it, and to see old swapping friends, and make some new ones!

I'm in my 18th year of my "real" job, working as a designer for a local family owned metal company. We do metal art silhouettes, signs, and home decor. it's just varied enough to keep my Gemini wanderlust in check.

If you feel I've missed something or you didn't receive something from me, please pleeeease PLEASE let me know before rating me a 1. Thanks.

Thanks to those of you who I have swapped with who put their heart and soul into things! It's much appreciated! I love all the swaps I receive that have been made with attention, love and care. I swap for the joy of swapping, not to rate someone on their artistic skills. I love seeing what others do and make. It makes me HAPPY!

\ Please let me know if you don't receive something! I tend not to hound people for ratings. I know how easily life gets in the way of rating, and don't want to bother someone if they're dealing with more important things.

Please know I hold all my swaps very high in priority and never "NO SEND" anything. That's just not my way. If I'm going to be late, I'll do my best to let you know ahead of the due date. However my life randomly likes to take the wheel and steer me right into a brick wall.

This is an older image I am however having problems with my mail reaching it's destination lately! Please please let me know of your swap from me doesn't arrive so I can make it RIGHT! I take my art swapping very seriously. Thanks to those who have been so kind in letting me make things right. We have had a very horrible postal sub and have complained numerous times.

this swap almost didn"t make it to me. my husband found it on the front lawn in this state

My alphabet likes:

A. Alligators, atcs, art, abstracts, art nouveau, a oloti, anime, air dry clay

B. Bats, Birds, bees, blossoms, books, bookmarks, Betta, bunnies, braids, brads, buttons, bangles, buffalo,

C. Cats, capybara, cards, chocolate, cutesy things, crystals, Coraline, camels, clay

D. Drawings, dotee dolls, decorative papers, dreams, donuts, daisies, dromedary, dumbo squid, dolphins

E. Elephants, egrets, envelopes (hand made, fancy,patterned) embroidery patterns, embroidery

F. Frogs, foxes,fiber, fiber crafts, fabric, fancy papers, friends, felt, felting,

G. Glass beads, goats, gnomes, German language items (I'm learning)

H. Horses, hearts, hematite, happy mail, hockey, hares, hippopotamus, hippy vibes, handmade envelopes, handmade papers, hand drawn art,

I. Impressionist art, ink drawings, indigenous art, international papers or print,

J. Japanese papers, jasper, jokes, joss paper, junk journal stuff,

K. Kites, kittens, kilts, Klimt,

L. Love, lions, leopards, lightning, llamas, letter sets, lichen,

M. Mushrooms, monkeys, manta rays, moss, magnets,

N. Night, nature, nightingale, nail polish,

O. Owls, origami, origami paper, octopus,

P. Paper in foreign languages, pen pals, pangolin, peacocks pinecones, porcupine, pictures, postcards, papers, the purple frog,

Q. Queens, quests, quilling, quartz,questions, quality, quilts,

R. Rainbow, rikrack, ribbons, rats, rabbits, rocks, rain, raccoons,

S. Sharpie markers, Stars, stones, string, squirrels, stickers, stamps, stingrays, Spanish language items (I'm learning)

T. Tigers, ties, turtles, tangerines,

U. Umbrellas,

V. Violets, violins, voles, vampire squid

W. Whales, Wales, Welsh language items (I'm learning) wishing stars, Washi tape, wings, witches, witchy things, wallabys, wishes

X.

Y. yarn, Yeti (the cryptid, not the mugs)

Z. Zebras, zen tangles, zippers, zigzags,

I'll be filling that in over the next few weeks. I like to see this on others profiles, so I figured I'd add it to mine.

Greens, Blues, Purples in various combination. I like most colors really though I'm not a huge fan of oranges. However oranges sometimes work and are needed. Favorite combos, Aqua or Turquoise and Brown, Pinks and Browns, Hot Pinks and Black, Grey and Aqua, Greens and Blues, Reds and Black

..I'm a SHARPIE ADDICT! I'm a dabbler..I'll try anything once....and get easily addicted to new things. Knit,crochet, altered arts,sewing, making jewerly, making miniature fairy dolls, plushies, broches, felt creatures and wearable art, ATCS,

I need to do creative things to keep myself sane. I love swap-bot because it's introduced me to so many fun ideas and new things, as well as meeting some pretty darn amazing people along the way! :)

I'm totally addicted to music. My music love ranges from classical,jazz, and the like to alternative and more. I totally love music.

My favorites currently are Jesse Welles, Nathaniel Rateliff, Orla Gartland, Desiree Dawson, Hunter Root, Gotye, The Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, Iron and Wine, Tina Dico, Feist, Maroon5, Rufus Wainwright, Marvin Gaye, Norah Jones, Cake, Radiohead, Emogen Heap, Charlotte Martin, Jet, Steely Dan, Crosby Stills and Nash(and sometimes Young) Ben Harper, Regina Spektor, Charlotte Martin, and on and on and on.

I love televison. I don't get to watch like I used to as I'm making healthier life choices (well sometimes) and tend to not sit in front of the "boobtube" anymore.

Favorites from the past: Firefly, Friends, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Young Ones, Monty Python

Favorites current and past Resident Alien, @fter Midnight , Reservation Dogs, Star Wars universe shows, Brooklyn 99, Scrubs, Hannibal, soooo many favorites.

I'm a discovery channel addict I get the additional channels of discovery, the history channel and those sorts of things and I'm constantly dvr'ing something to watch. I love anything on Egypt, or ancient history

*please no label bags, friendship books, decos or the like unless I specifically sign up for a swap of such things. I have no outlets for stuff like that and would hate to be the end point for someone's hopes and dreams!**

I'm not a fan of sweet treats unless I've signed up for a swap for candy and treats. I do so infrequently.