Aster

Hi there! I'm a 24 year old living in Hawaii. I've been growing my art supply collection for a few years now and would love to share some of the piece I create with them with others.

Art is just one of those hobbies that I can keep coming back to and get re-inspired over and over again. My other hobbies include photography, BJD, and gaming. Although my hobbies tend to be on the creative side, I finished my Bachelor's and Master's Criminal Justice. I like to say that I have a creative sense of justice. (;

I used to work 50 hour weeks and go to graduate school full time, so now that I've graduated I have a lot of spare time on my hands with just work to deal with. I also spend a good portion of my time with my rabbit, Pumpernickel. He's my cheeky little boy who likes to chew my desk. I have a cat, Pepper, but she prefers to be outside.

My rabbit does shed a lot, so that may be a problem for those allergic to animal fur. Half of my office, where I do most of my creative stuff, is his room.

I like most kinds of music if it's catchy to me. The only genre I tend to stay away from is rap.

Some musical artists/composers I love:

• Andrea Bocelli

• Josh Groban

• Rascal Flatts

• Home Free

• Pentatonix

• Owl City

• My Chemical Romance

• Adele

• Maroon 5

• Alan Menken

• Stephen Sondheim

• Tiny Tim

I'm a major Harry Potter fan. It's the series I grew up with that was an escape for me. I mostly enjoy fantasy books, most of the time labeled for teens/young adults. The most adult-ish book I've read, other than books during my university time, is 'Deep Six' by Clive Cussler.

Books I enjoy:

• The Loch

• A Series of Unfortunate Events

• The Keys to the Kingdom series

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

• The Bartimaeus Trilogy

• Pendragon series

• The Great Gatsby

The artists I love are ones have a huge range of styles and their art inspires me to keep creating.

Artists:

• Sha'an d'Anthes (furrylittlepeach)

• Jacqueline de Leon

• Cindy Lane

• Baylee Jae

• Wenqing Yan (yuumeiart)

• Harmony Becker (hamini)

• Taryn Knight (taryndraws)

• Laura Brouwers (cyarine)

• artcrop

• Qinni (qinnih)

• iraville

• shandyclaws

• Sasha Unisex

• Alisa Vysochina

The supplies I use are more on the art side than the craft side, but I do like to add extra elements here and there. (;

Supplies:

• Watercolor

• Gouache

• Color pencils

• Ink

• Acrylic

• Washi tape

• Copic markers

• Gel pens

• Fountain pens

• Bits and bobs

Likes:

• Art related swaps like ATCs or handmade postcards

• Handwritten letters

• Artist stickers

• Enamel pins from places and artists

• Elephants

• Otters

• Pressed flowers/leaves

• Witches/Wizards

• Unicorns

• Harry Potter stuff: I'm a Slytherin, my favorite character is Severus Snape, and my favorite subject is potions!

• Pokémon: My favorite Pokémon are Charmander, Charizard, Dragonite, Jolteon, Mudkip, Cleffa, Buizel, Aipom, Croagunk, Shinx, Luxray, Salamence, Absol, Tropius, Joltik, Scraggy

Dislikes:

• Mass produced "kiddie" stickers

• Food swaps

• Snakes (Unless Slytherin related)

• Spiders