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Laurel22

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Laurel22
Date Joined: May 18, 2009
Last Online: March 13, 2010
Birthday: February 20
Country: United States
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About Me

I am a bit behind on my swaps, I will not be joining any new ones until I get caught up. I always ALWAYS always try to rate, even if it takes me a few days longer than it probably should. If anything (a package or a rating) is late, please bring it to my attention and I'll fix it ASAP.

I'm an artist, letter writer, collector, wanderer, and crazy loyal friend. I love the idea of swap-bot and am looking forward to participating in the community and discovering the possibilities.

When I say I'm an artist, i mean it. I have a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the focus of my study was in Fiber Arts and Material Studies. I'm a full time artist trying to make it professionally, and killing another year before I go to grad school. I work mostly in Fiber and with installations. I LOVE craft-style media and have recently fallen totally in love with quilting. I am also an avid hand sewer and embroiderer. I'm just beginning to get into more traditional styles of sculpture.

I love to save, to share, to try, and to do.

Favorite Crafts

anything fabric related/needle arts/fiber arts and material studies sort of stuff. SUCH AS:.
Sewing.
Embroidery (hand).
Free Embroidery with machine.
Quilting.
Knitting.
Crochet.
Photography. ATC.
Collage.
Screenprinting.
Papermaking.
Anything involving power tools.
Anything with Glue.

Favorite Television

I almost always have TV or a movie going while I work, so I watch more TV than seems reasonable to most people... I'm learning to be unapologetic about it.

Fave Shows (on tv or dvd):.
MAS*H.
24 (on DVD).
Weeds.
The Simpsons (earlier seasons mostly).
The West Wing.
Friends.
Dead Like Me.
Heroes.
The Big Bang Theory.
Lie To me (Current Fave of the Faves).
The Mentalist.
Chuck.
The Muppet Show.
Dr Who (the new series).
NCIS.

any of a dozen random craft shows.
Cooking Shows (Esp Ina Garten, Jamie Oliver, and Nigella Lawson).
Anything Martha Stewart .

I'm not big on the whole "reality" thing but I do occassionally go on binges of the show "America's Next Top Model" (I cannot explain it, it's addictive), Project Runway, and the new one -- The Fashion Show.

Favorite Books

I read a LOT. My favorites lately tend to be to the not-terribly-challenging to read fiction. I've read the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympian's Series. I reread the Harry Potter Series at least once a year. Usually around summer time. I read a lot of Women's Fiction (AKA chick-lit. not romance, chick lit), such as Confessions of a Shopaholic, anything by Lauren Weisenberg, etc.
also:.
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning.
the "heart" books by Chelsea Caine.
The Women's Murder Club Books and pretty much anything else by James Patterson.

also on my list go "BIG FAT ARTIST BOOKS" monographs, things with lots of pics.
and a wide range of craft books that talk about theory and much more so technique.

i also collect old science and medical text books, and any old/vintage books that I can use pics out of an "Coloring" books for embroidery reference...

colors

I started my art career as a painter, so color is sort of a big deal to me. I currently love hot pink, chartruse/lime green, tiffany blue/teal blue/turquoise, black and white. I use red in my own work quite a bit, but for personal items, things i'm decorating with, i prefer happier lighter colors OR black and white (i'm currently redecorating a room in black and white).

All that said, surprise me. I can use anything.

Wishlist

fabric: 1" squares, 2" squares ANY COLOR (every color really).
small fabric scraps down to 1/2".
Beads.
patches.
Embroidery Floss.
sequins (any size from 3mm to as big as they come).
Yarn.
ugly or tacky fabric. Seriously.
dia de los muertos style skulls on anything.
Frida Kahlo anything.
art postcards, esp featuring women artists.
Saint Prayer Cards (I'm not catholic, i just love the cards).
small cheap saint medals (Nothing expensive, the tiny little nickle ones you get for 50cents).
Anything Handmade with heart.
any little scraps of junk like old chess pieces, rusty bottle caps, old checkers, pieces of broken china/crockery, small pieces of broken glass or mirror, little woodsies, useless coins, wooden nickels, old keys, poker chips, dominos, etc, also broken doll parts, old little toys that are dirty broken or don't work anymore. Seriously, I use this stuff in my work (I know it seems weird).
Stickers.
anything funny or odd. fabric, labels, or paper scraps that can only be found in your state or country.

I collect...

Art Postcards (pictures of art and artists).
bags (mostly the shopping tote type).
Dia De Los Muertos folk art stuff.
Anything with Frida Kahlo on it.
fabric.
knitting needles.
touristy collectables.
small scale handmade prints (mostly lino or screenprint, but etchings too).

weird religious ephemera - prayer cards, plastic saint statues, cheap saint medals, mini buddhas, small crucifixes, small crosses. also kitchy religious ephemera. There's no disrespect here, it just entertains me. I'm a Christian, I went to a Catholic High School, and through art have developed a facination with the lives and stories of the saints as represented visually.

magnets, I have more than 150, and in my new place I'm installing a magnet panel (A large piece of metal flashing or a square of magnetic paint) behind the door in my studio.

craft books, especially techniques i've never tried, and fiber related craft books.

Vintage Craft, Sewing, or Etiquette books from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

I've become a bit of an anglophile, so i collect a lot of UK and specifically British ephemera and do-dads.

Old Medical Textbooks and color atlases of different diseases and medical conditions (for the pictures). Seriously, the grosser the pics, the better!

Art Books with lots of pictures.
vintage embroidery.
Clip Art, copyright free art, and "coloring books" (the kid kind and the not so kid kind) for the line art.
photocopies of great examples of line art out of old books.
ideas.
old Cameras (working or not).
odd little do-dads and things that make me laugh. Black and White Photographs, especially old ones. Mostly, my collection consists of really old portraits.

my favorite artists

Yayoi Kusama.
Robert Rauschenberg.
Tracey Emin.
Catherine Opie.
Chris Ofili.
Jasper Johns.
Martin Creed.
Andy Warhol.
Joan Mitchell.
Willem DeKooning.
Jackson Pollock.
Marcel Duchamp.
Vincent Van Gogh.
Toulouse Latrek.
Feminist Artists of the 60s and 70s. Cindy Sherman.
Turner.
Mel Ramos.
Joseph Bueys.
Louise Bourgeouis.
Indie Craft Artists like Jenny Hart and Whitney Lee.
Rosa Bonheur.
Jaques Louis David.
Elizabeth Vigee-Le Brun.
Damien Hirst.
Chuck Close.
Kiki Smith.
Claus Oldenberg.
Christo.
Janine Antoni.
Kara Walker. Orly Cogan.

A variety of Friends and former teachers.

Ratings

kawaiikitty rated for Favorite Color Swap #3 on Sep 7, 2009
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rating
Comment: I never got anything ...?
1
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Comment: I emailed you with no responce.
whatsherface rated for Full Alphabet ATC Collection on Aug 19, 2009
1
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Comment: You sent back in the middle of June, I contacted you in the middle of July, I asked what addy you sent it to, you said youd get back to me and I havent heard from you since. Now you are suspended! Thanks for flaking me on a swap I worked so hard on!
threesweetpeas rated for LEZ girls on Aug 17, 2009
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KellyR rated for Cloth baby wipes on Aug 14, 2009
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Comment: She said they got lost and she would resend, but I still haven't recieved anything. I will change the rating if something arrives.
TexyDeb rated for Bookmark Swap on Aug 6, 2009
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Comment: I will change this rating if I receive anything.
RedRobbin rated for Dotee with a moustache. on Aug 4, 2009
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Comment: Never got the Dotee, You pm stating: Hi, i'm running a little late on this swap, i am so so so sorry. i had to leave town for a couple days unexpectedly. It will go in the mail tomorrow. Happy Days! Again, sorry. Laurel This was suppose to be sent out on the June 26th. PM you several times and you never answered them /or read them
lilrockl rated for Overlooked Color Swap #1: Black! on Aug 4, 2009
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Comment: Never got anything.
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Comment: Never received anything even though it says it was sent 7/5. Also sent e-mail, but never recieved a response. Will change rating if I receive package.
Mirage rated for Send Anything USA on Aug 3, 2009
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cobaltgypsy rated for Feminist ATCs--the second wave on Jul 30, 2009
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Comment: will change if I ever receive anything.
FloorPies rated for Souvenir Spoon Swap on Jul 28, 2009
1
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Comment: Never got my swap,e-mailed but got no reply.
CraftyRabbit rated for Bookmark Swap on Jul 27, 2009
1
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Comment: I never received anything nor my email was answered.
1
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Comment: I will change rating once i receive my swap
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Comment: I will change this if I get the swap item.
Moominbrooke rated for Altered Surgical Mask on Jul 15, 2009
1
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Comment: Hi- Never got this. I'll change the rating if it turns up.
whosthatgrrl rated for The Proust Questionnaire Redux on Jun 30, 2009
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groundhoggirl rated for The Proust Questionnaire Redux on Jun 26, 2009
5
rating
Comment: thanks so much
carol rated for The Proust Questionnaire Redux on Jun 26, 2009
5
rating
Comment: This was really interesting to do and to read other's answers. Thanks!
5
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Comment: Thanks for joining my swap! I really enjoyed reading your answers! Thanks for sharing :)

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Comments

aada on Aug 14, 2009:

i am currently planning to leave our private swap as unfulfilled and just dually not rate.

hope you catch up/fix everything and that nothing is horribly wrong! :/

threesweetpeas on Aug 10, 2009:

nothing in my lez girls swap, its good i am the coordinator and no other swappers were disapointed,

are you planning to send?

cobaltgypsy on Jul 30, 2009:

you said you would mail by July 13 if I gave you the extra time, even though the ATC was due July 3rd. I said okay. You still have yet to mail. I have rated you a 1. I will change the rating if I ever receive anything from you.

cobaltgypsy on Jul 26, 2009:

Just wondering if you sent the Feminist ATCs yet that were supposed to be mailed by July 3rd?

gemgem77 on Jun 25, 2009:

hey wanted to let u know that i will be sending your spoon tomorrow..very sorry its late..dont want to come across as a flaker cause im not one..i have had the flu/virus for over 1 week been bed ridden..winter over here in aussie land anyway my apologies again..gemma

sparklypixiedust on Jun 6, 2009:

Hi there. I just started a ornament swap .. first one is frida khalo. I thought you may be interested, find link here...

http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/38741?new=1

Ttys, Manda

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