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coeurdartichaut

coeurdartichaut
Date Joined: January 8, 2009
Last Online: March 18, 2009

Country: United States
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About Me

I am 24year old art school defector who has had a very mixed upbringing that combined the unpredictable with the creative. We didn't have much money so most entertainments involved the re-usable; my mother, being an artist herself, made sure we always had means to experiment and produce. One sister is a musician, one sister is a dancer, and one sister makes tangible things with her hands: that last one is me. My personal tastes lean towards the whimsical, gold dusted, lace lined, feminine, and light of spirit, but I still enjoy all of the cute, Japanese items I've collected throughout the years. I'm also a junkie for 80's toys / cartoons / memorabilia.

History

I was with postcardx and nervousness before both went down. I had an account on swap-bot years ago but due to severe illness, I could not keep my commitments and canceled my acount. I am happy to say that my health is better now and I can once again enjoy that wonderful feeling of sending packages off into the unknown and receiving tidbits of other peoples lives.

PS I love peacocks and now have a full tattoo sleeve of an art nouveau peacock on my right arm.

Visual / Verbal

A picture of me:

Alt text SPRING 2008

...The French expression avoir un cœur d'artichaut (to have an artichoke heart), which describes someone who falls in love with everything in sight.

"Vous, au moins, vous ne risquez pas d'être un légume : même un artichaut a du coeur." ~Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

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Inspiration

Images found on the internet that I feel portray the sense the aesthetic I like to work within:

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Favorite Music

Au Revoir Simone, Yann Tiersen, Sigur Ros, Tori Amos, Django Reinhardt, Mirah, Billie Holiday, Low, Liz Janes, April March

Favorite Television

Carnivale, Venture Bros, Heroes, Firefly, No Reservations

Favorite Movies

Amelie, Chocolate, Moulin Rouge, All About My Mother, Sleeping Beauty, Blood Tea and Red String, Alice

Favorite Things

Flora: Cabbages . Pears . Artichokes . Acorns . Poppies . Roses . Wheat . Peas, Beans, and Bean Stalks . Sprouts and Moss . Clover Flowers . Persimmons . Apples

Fauna: Peacocks . Butterflies . Fallow Deer . Squirrels . Geese . Sheep . Owls . Ants . Crabs

Color: Poppy Red . Apple Green . Mauve . Robin's Egg . French Creme . Gold

Other: Accordions . Jars and Tins . Mythology . Homesteading . Art Nouveau . Coffe and Tea . Blue Glass . Ribbons . Skeleton Keys . Banjoes . Stars . Whimsy . Rivers

Groups

[ ! [ Whimsy ] (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/haileyhead/woodland.jpg ) ] (http://www.swap-bot.com/group/c3951319cedac786c19f5758460a5e05/about )

Ratings

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Comment: profile ATC benefit of the doubt that it may be lost in the mail. Will happily change rating if resent :)
LaurenRhodes rated for Owl ATC March (3 of 12) on May 22, 2009
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Comment: Will re rate if I ever recieve.
VampNStamp rated for Owl ATC March (3 of 12) on Apr 25, 2009
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Comment: I never received nor heard from you. If I receive your swap, I will re-rate.
CaseyWright rated for Owl ATC January (1 of 12) on Apr 23, 2009
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Comment: thanks for flaking on TWO of my swaps.
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Comment: I never received anything. :(
Erdbeersternchen rated for 'Amelie' Craft Swap on Mar 30, 2009
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Comment: Omg! That was REALLY an Amelie like swap! Firstly, I had to fight to get your package - my art teacher suddenly decided to give back all our recent work, which is huge. Because of that I had to struggle with a biiiiiig biiiiiig file avec all of my paintings to the main post office - there I just needed to wait about half an hour to get your parcel. THEN I had to do the shopping for my family with YOUR package, a huge file AND 28382 things on my back. Ha, but it was worth it! I LOVE your parcel and especially the postcards and the stationary and the kawaii things and the small things and and and and THANK YOU MERCI BEAUCOUP and DANKESCHÖN! <333
tengu2 rated for INSECT/BUGS ATC on Mar 27, 2009
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Comment: I just got your swap. It was a very creative wrap job. Thank you
jcat rated for Owl ATC February (2 of 12) on Mar 20, 2009
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maybesomeday rated for Owl ATC February (2 of 12) on Mar 18, 2009
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Comment: Thanks!
pbially rated for Vintage Valentine Theme ATC Swap on Feb 25, 2009
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Comment: I really liked the ATC..looked very romantic. i liked the red heart also..thanx Penny
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Comment: I absolutely LOVE the atc you created for me. The extras made me feel like it was Christmas. :) Hmm. I wonder what that yellow thing is supposed to be, too. That made me laugh out loud. Great atc!!
cloud9 rated for Owl ATC January (1 of 12) on Feb 11, 2009
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Comment: Thanks
Matt1779 rated for Internetradio List (E-Mail-Swap) on Feb 4, 2009
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Comment: so cool

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Comments

hayatiggs on Mar 21, 2009:

Come join the Whimsical Woodland Wonderland group $5 Etsy Profile Surprise Swap!

Hailey on Feb 5, 2009:

★G N O M E -- T O U R I S T ★ whimsy

Check out our 1st ‘Whimsical Woodland’ Swap!
Click Pic Above For Link ♥ Hugs –Hailey (Purr) ♥

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