Katsura

Hi!

I study psychology and also like to read a bit. I love drawing, hiking, going to exhibitions and concerts, and I can lose time on video games.

I love ATCs :) The effort and talent people put into these sparks joy in me.

I also love

• logic puzzles

• tea and coffee - black, rooibos and fruit teas

• postcards which you filled with poetry or your art

• postcards that are art themed

• cat toys

• pencil, charcoal and ink art supplies

• short stories and poems you think I might like

I love flowers and leaves and can always find a spot for them. Actually, anything that brings nature into my space is welcome. Please, rather send something handmade or found in nature than store bought. I'd love to receive something that is uniquely yours or specific to the nature surrounding you.

I love the smell of honey, cedar and pines, bergamot, and citrus. For colors, I usually go for darker or dusty shades of green, purple and grey and I love floral anything!

Themes I like tend to have something to do with space, ocean, plants and animals, mountains, forests, hiking, moss, dragonflies, vintage botanical prints, vintage astronomy, just everything nature, motels, western, surrealist, abstract, zen, history, vikings and Scandinavia the aesthetics and atmosphere in shows like True Detective (season one). I like the concepts of wabi sabi, hygge, mindfulness and self-care. I'm okay with macabre topics and am death positive (I love Caitlin Doughty's work).

I love nature photography. Would love to travel to Iceland one day.

If postage wasn't so expensive, I'd be doing subscription box like swaps. I love Buddy Box, The Box Of, Papergang, Graze, Bombs and Bubbles, Hygge Box, No More Taboo, My Garden Box, Basilbox, the Happiness Planner, the Artisan Box, Revival Kit,...

Recently I fell in love with swapping poetry on postcards and would love doing more of those.

I keep my stuff clean, but I felt it needed to be stated that I have five cats, which I adore :)

I can't have sugar nor xylitol or maltitol.

These I have no use for: make-up, ribbons and fibers, gel pens, jewelry craft supplies, coupons, bows, beads, feathers, rhinestones, coins, gems, clowns, dolls, dreamcatchers and suncatchers, matchboxes, shrines, lettersets, buttons, fabric, embossing powder, glitter, rub-ons, vanilla and coconut scents, toys, yarn, ad cards, pocket calendars, bank notes, phone cards, lace, magnets, felt, sewing patterns, dice, fans, snow globes, nail supplies, doilies, brads, Greetings from and Keep calm cards, junk journals, advertising pens, key chains...

I respect, but don't find much joy in these themes: fantasy, hunting, gore, religious items, new age, k-pop, baby stuff, Disney, country themed items, princess or kawaii, fairy, geek, nerd, nautical, sports, famous people, Amish, Coca Cola and brands in general, Pokemon, Harry Potter, LOTR, holiday themed anything, musicals, steampunk, rockabilly, pin up,...

Baraka, Blade Runner, Spirited Away, A Clockwork Orange, Network, Alien, Rick and Morty, Interstellar, Arrival, Fight Club, Moon, Mr. Nobody, Wes Anderson, Coen brothers, Tarkovsky, westerns

Please, don't feel discouraged to send something you made, even if you previously got negative feedback. If you love working in the medium and love what you made, I would be thrilled to receive it. You are not sending something to a gallery curator or at least I don't imagine myself one. I am looking for happy swapping which encourages creativity and creativity tends to come in all shapes and sizes, so, please, send some my way :D