Loimu

I'm an illustrator & portrait artist, living in Finland's Lapland.

Other cultures, habits and livingstyles have always interested me, and I´m hoping some day I know much more about this world.

I remember how I got excited about drawing, painting, penpals and crafting under age 10. I've also collected many kind of things through my life, postcards, stamps, posters... and after all these years, nothing haven't actually changed :D So that's the reason I am here. What's better than a big, fat snailmail? :D

If you don't receive a swap, please let me know! In that kind of situation, the problem propably is in post office/mailing, and we can work it out! I like to make colorful, decorated envelopes/packages, so they will definitely notice it on the post-office's floor, haha! There are also ordinary people working in there, so human factor is inevitably possibly every now and then. Let's be patient :)

I have rheuma, so normal moving, walking and working can't be taken for granted -that's why I appreciate and love so much sports, exercises and training. I love when I can do them by myself (without pain), cause everyday I can't.

I'm open for private swap ideas too, feel free to send PM!

• Dogs, especially whippets, greyhounds, borzois, galgos...all sighthounds.
• Football / soccer / Chelsea FC
• Odd and macabre art, old anatomy books and illustrations. I also love sci-fi, steampunk, horror, mythologies and post-apocalyptic stories.
• Frida Kahlo and her art
• as a child of 80's, Mario Bros and other nostalgic stuff warms my soul every time I see them :D Asterix, Smurffs, Alfred J. Kwak, Doctor Snuggle and Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
• Old american cars
• Animals around the world, but especially ravens and owls, sharks and dolphins, foxes and elephants
• Tim Burton's and Hayao Miyazaki's films
• Strong flavors like chili, cherry and ginger. I'm also a coffee addict, and a tea-before-bedtime-person

• "That's what she said" - we have a bad addiction to The Office with my spouse.
• House
• Columbo
• Sherlock
• Walking Dead
• Derek
• Supernatural
• True Detective
• Game of Thrones
• I wish I could see again my favorite tv-series from 90's and 2000. Do you remember Sunset beach, The Invisible Man, Dream Team or The Black Stallion? :D

I'm making my "Big book of everything" journal, so I'm superhappy with anything which can be glued :D for example - advertisements with animals - articles about nature, soccer, countries and cultures (in english) - notepads & stickers

I also collect postcards with pictures of: - food, coffee, restaurants - soccer, and other sports - dogs - circus - cities and countries - cartoon and comic characters (without text if possible) - dinosaurs

• Fridge magnets

• Earrings

• Stone Sour
• Nightwish
• Anneke van Giersbergen
• Ayreon/ Arjen Anthony Lucassen
• Muse

Would you be interested to do a private dog theme swap? Pics, stories of your own dog, maybe some little treats - send PM! :)