Madmadamimm

Hi there! I'm Heather Rose. I'm an artist in the process of learning to embrace my often scatter-brained and temporarily unstable self. My degree is in Studio Art-which covers a little of everything. I've been married to my high school sweet heart for almost 6 years now. We have a multitude of silkie chickens, 2 mutt dogs, 3 birds, a kitty, and some seriously ancient fishies (like 9 years old now!!). Needless to say, we love animals and have a small ZOO. :P I love my husband, friends, family, critters and job. Life is good and I thank God!!

I am a hippie of sorts...a clean one, if there can be such a thing. I love being outside, hiking, camping, swimming, reading, drawing, taking photos and attempting to play my guitar. I love to paint and draw. I enjoy sculpting/sewing small creepy/cute things, and making people happy.

I've been a vegetarian for almost 14 years now. Come to think of it, almost everything in my house is a veggie, critters and husband. I ooze into veganism every now and again, but love cheese so.

I'm obsessive about all things cute and slightly creepy. I collect pens, sharpies, owls, retro fabrics, and crayolas. My favorite color is green, although I usually say it's purple. I just love plum so much! I love pretty much every color. EXCEPT yellow! If I could be any animal, it'd definitely be an otter. They are monogamous and playful. All they do is sleep, eat and play! That's the life, right?

The Beatles, Nirvana,The Weakerthans, Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Johnny Flynn, Cloud Cult, Weezer, Colin Meloy, Smashing Pumpkins, Bright Eyes,The Weepies, My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Flight of the Conchords, The Sadies , Matthew West, Neko Case, Shugo Tokumaru, REM, Office, Peter Case, Sigur Ros, Sea Wolf, Patrick Watson, Beirut, Jeremy Fisher, Gary Jules, Joe Henry, Chris Rice, Sublime, Jason Webley, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pink Flloyd, Jose Gonzales, Giant Bear, Cary Brothers, B.B. King, Head of Femur, A Band Of Bees, Muse, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, I Monster, Patrick Wolfe, Will Daily, Animal Collective, The Shins, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bowie, Grizzly Bear, Arctic Monkey, P, Butthole Surfers, Ben Harper, Joanna Newsome, Fountains of Wayne, Chris Cornell, Jack Johnson, Etta James, Peggy Lee, Bob Dylan, Erykah Badu, Bjork, Postal Service, Kings of Leon, Grandaddy, Iron and Wine, Spoon, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison(his old stuff), Flaming Lips, Dick Prall, Me'shell Ndegocello, Liam Finn...I also love Christian music (like Switchfoot/Jeremy Camp/Bebo Norman/Jenny Owens/Nicole Norteman), but it's so hard to find any that doesn't sound like the rest.

To Kill a Mockingbird, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass,The Bean Trees,Oh The Places You Will Go,The Velveteen Rabbit,Ghost World,The Last Sin Eater,Secret Life of Bees,If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,Mere Christianity, William Henry is a Very Fine Name, The Twilight Saga...and I have a very appropriate love/hate relationship w/Wuthering Heights.

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION...TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD...DONNIE DARKO...THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Stranger Than Fiction, Return to Oz, Chocolat, Sweeney Todd, Star Wars, Twelve Monkeys, The Great Escape, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Secret Window, Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood (Disney version), The Last Mimzy, James and The Giant Peach, Willow, The Royal Tenenbaums, Corpse Bride, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Fifth Element, City of Joy, Corina Corina, Lord of the Rings, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Legend, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Benny and Joon, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Nausica: Valley of The Wind, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Life Aquatic, K-Pax, Ocean's 11-13...:O)...bla bla bla...

Acrylic and watercolor paints, bunnies, owls, otters, elephants, pandas, kodamas, chickens, mushrooms, snails, turtles, R2D2, Johnny Depp, Choco Cat, Yo Gabba Gabba, buttons, misfit-looking stuffed animals, anything Tim Burton creates, most things quirky, shiny and/or stripey and things that smell of hazelnut cream.

Oil paints, meat, cinnamon, yellow, pastels, girly, frilly or country things.

Gustav Klimt, Van Gogh, Egon Scheila

If you are swapping with me from a foreign country (anywhere other than the USA):

Please do not send any of the following to the United States, since they are restricted or prohibited in international mail:

Alcoholic beverages:

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