graynoodle

hello ... I'm lizzie, and I am an undergraduate student in maine. I'm majoring in religious studies and concentrating in studio art and buddhism. I dream of a place where I could spend all my time making stuff. I would love anything that I could put in my dorm to brighten and inspire me!

sketching ~ origami ~ experiments with texture ~ sewing

also learning to knit ... so I would love any advice or inspiration! =)

colors ~ nuanced grays ~ sea greens ~ milky whites ~ dreaming and shadowy purples

creatures ~ bowerbirds ~ sperm whales ~ shy cats ~ moppy and leisurely dogs ~ monsters ~ fish ~ moths ~ clouds ~ snails ~ hermit crabs

impressions ~ wind blown ~ wistful ~ loamy ~ nostalgic ~ introspective ~ vast ~ mercurial ~ moon lit ~ manic ~ mysterious ~ fleeting ~ wabi sabi

fascinations ~ faces ~ hands ~ visceral textiles ~ water ~ suspended flight ~ small things you can hold in your palm ~ things that hang ~ things found in an old chest

plants ~ weeping willow ~ beech ~ pear ~ eggplant ~ succulents ~ weeds with secret talents ~ sweet pea ~ seaweed ~ oranges ~ medicinal herbs ~ sage ~ mint ~ ginger

activities ~ writing ~ reading ~ sketching ~ meditating ~ yoga ~ tea drinking ~ learning cello ~ swimming ~ bike riding ~ exploring ~ farming ~ living in intentional communities

in general, surprises make me happy, especially when they're made with tender hands and passionate hearts ...!

here are some ideas, if you need them ...

hand bound journals ~ altered books ~ handmade storybooks ~handmade and vintage stationary ~ hand knit, crocheted, woven, felted, and embroidered items ~ odd and solitary plushies and dolls ~mobiles and garlands ~ an eye mask and sachets with herbs ~ paper cut outs ~ rain sticks, dream catchers, and other poetic items ~ removable wall and lap top decals ~ cozy pillows and rugs ~boxes and baskets ~ bowl-like mugs ~ textile and paper craft books and supplies ~ fabric scraps ~ recycled art ~ thoughtful letters ~ book and music recommendations ~ spiritual, impressionistic, symbolic, and surrealist art

• if possible, please send gifts fair trade, cruelty free, and ecologically friendly

pop art, graphic similarity to advertisements, glib wit, slogans, loudness ~~ neon colors, tube-y red, yellow, pink, and black ~~ cloying sweetness, girlishness, and pastoralism ~~ objectified faces and bodies ~~ chemical smells including perfumes and cigarette smoke ~~ too much plastic (some is okay though, especially if recycled :) ~~ jewelry without special meaning or that is primarily decorative ~~ robots, clowns, devils, angry faces ~~ crowded and harshly geometric patterns ~~ war, violence, and industrial themes (ie: weapons, camo print, buildings as the main subject) ~~ leather, suede, horn, bone, fur, harvested feathers (found feathers are okay) ~~ themes using male and female counterparts (ie: bride and groom, boyfriend and girlfriend, prince and princess)

• also, I don't have my ears pierced, and I eat vegetarian

wild form & savage grammar ~ full woman, fleshly apple, hot moon ~ steppenwolf ~ the complete poems of elizabeth bishop ~ life of pi ~ letters to a young poet ~ nineteen eighty-four

available for swap ~

the bell jar by sylvia plath

the omnivore's dilema

venus in furs

olafur arnalds ~ yann tiersen ~ gregory alan isakov ~ bon iver ~ iron & wine ~ radical face ~ sufjan stevens ~ okkervil river ~ saint ukraine ~ joe hisaishi ~ elliot smith ~ andrew bird ~ peter broderick

amelie ~ into the wild ~ good will hunting ~ eternal sunshine on the spotless mind ~ pride and prejudice (1995) ~ waking life ~ spirited away ~ castle in the sky ~ dead poets society

igor melkinov ~ india richer ~ amy earles ~ dinh truong giang ~ elsa mora ~ ann wood ~ lissa hunter ~ robert bissell ~ stephanie metz