Emthe

Wife and mum in the Pacific Northwest. Writer by trade, art is my hobby.

I love frogs, fishes and birds, especially ravens and humming birds. Dragonflies and beetles are also cool. Mermaids are amazing. Snakes are sweet. Poppies are my favorite flower.

I'm in love with earth tones as well as bright, vivid jewel tones. Green, forest-y colors, too. My favorite color of all is deep royal purple.

Glitter goes on everything, yeah?

I live on an island in the Puget Sound end of the Salish Sea. I was once chased down my street in the dead of night... by deer. Eagles are my alarm clock.

I sew, knit, crochet, dye, felt, bead, love to hammer copper wire, embroider, and have just found my groove with art journaling and ATCs.

I'm a dreadful cook.

I sleep 10 hours a day because if I don't, I don't function.

I organize a local women's art group. We meet almost every week to work on individual and group art projects.

If I could make a deal with the devil wherein I could never again eat food, not even sushi, but instead could live a long and healthy life off of coffee and espresso drinks... I'd be there with bells on.

Besides coffee, I also drink over a gallon of tea every day. Cream and sugar please. Chai is my favorite.

I write fiction, but like to read non-fiction best.

Tobacco smoke smell is the yuck.

My most embarrassing moment involves slipping on the ice in a short skirt. Not to mention dragging a poor wee girl half my size to the ground in an effort not to fall.

I should be working right now, but I'm probably surfing the internet.

Old Pink, before she turned bitter. BEP. Lady Gaga. Will Smith. Beatles if I'm in the mood. Old Blind Dogs. Wicked Tinkers. Ramones. B52's. Violent Femmes. Regina Spektor.

I live in eternal awe of Christopher Moore. That said, I find it really hard to enjoy fiction. It has to be really, really good for me to not just skip to the end to find out how it all ties together. When I write, I endeavor most to do it well; great characters, iron-clad plot and tons of surprises.

I love to read biographies and history.

If it's really funny with a happy ending, I want to watch it.

Discovery channel, History Channel, Food Network. I love to learn from TV and try to stay away from drama, scripted or "reality".

Here's why I joined Swap-bot. I love to make art. All kinds of art. But I don't love to keep my art. Once I make it, I'm done with it. The process is my meditation. And I've found that if I don't have an assignment, I won't actually DO art. I'll find all sorts of excuses not to, or worse, start a project and not finish it. I need a goal.

Swap-bot fills that need perfectly with bite-sized bits of art, ideas for starting provided. I make each thing with consideration for the one who receives it. It's something I would own, and if it isn't, I start it again until it's done right.

So, what am I to do with these things I've made? Well, I'm not going to keep it. I didn't make it for me. I made it for you.

The point of this long (and probably bitchy sounding) diatribe is that if you didn't get your swap from me, PM me about it. I believe that flaking on a swap is the lowest form of scuzzery. Perpetrators of this heinous act should be branded with a scarlet F and tortured with watching the rest of us eat brownies while all they get is a plain slice of stale wonder bread.

And rating- count on it. If I haven't rated you, give me a nudge. It means either I thought I did it but didn't or I didn't get your stuff yet.

Here's the deal- life happens. Something comes up when you should be making art and you have to be a resposible adult instead and handle it. This means giving yourself a break when you're sick and staying in bed, spending some time with your kids or your spouse or your girlfriends when they need you, taking care of issues when they can't be put off. You know the drill. We've all been there. If I'm going to be late, I'll be in touch with you.

If YOU'RE going to be late, even if it's by a couple of days, I will pretty much never notice, so don't sweat it. If I don't have it by the time I get the reminder to rate you, I'll drop you a line.

Contemplating going to bed before midnight, And knitting a princess crown.