skysamaix

I am a Graphic Designer from Richmond, VA. I'm a little nerdy, but enjoy creating traditional artwork when I'm not preoccupied with design projects. My wife is also on this site, so I thought I would give it a try.

Ambient, Alternative, Anime music, Blues, Celtic, Classical, Classic Rock, some Country, Easy Listening, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Latin, Lounge, Metal, Oldies, Pop, Punk, R&B, Rap, Rock, Soundtracks, Techno, Trance and Just about anything with beat. DJ Tiesto, Paul Oakenfield, ATB, Eva Cassidy, Boards of Canada, Dave Matthews, System, and Café Del Mar.

Lois Lowery, Harry Potter series, Redwall, Anything by J.R.R. Tolkien, Poe, Twain, and Frost. I don't read a terrible lot, most of what I read nowadays is manuals and design books.

Currently reading: Against a Dark Background by Ian M. Banks

Anime (like Miyazaki), Horror, Thriller, Romance, Comedy, Kung Fu, Fantasy, Adventure, Expolsions, Action, Animation, Comic Book Movies, and Sci-Fi.

I think I could live off of The Discovery Channel/ Science Channel, Cartoon Network, History Channel, TBS and Comedy Central. Scrubs, Heroes, How its Made, Mythbusters, Anime, Modern Marvels, random documentaries.

Graphic Arts, 3D animation, early-autumn nights, long naps in the sun, drawing in my sketch pad, music of many varieties, Discovery Channel, and overall being laid-back sipping coffee.

• Artist Trading Cards (I really like hand-drawn, or hand-painted)
• Macintosh related items
• Adobe related items
• Anime/manga including hellsing, bleach, Claymore, Ranma 1/2 and similar.
• Handmade crafts
• Kits for handmade crafts like felt food, or clay miniatures
• Old school videogames
• Scrubs the show
• science-fiction
• cool logo designs
• Black and White photography
• Pens of all types (I LOVE Pens)
• Japanese anything (bento boxes, chopsticks, etc.)
• Chess related memorabilia
• Postcards from anywhere
• Trinkets and collectibles from different regions
• Zentangles
• Sharpie products
• Cool paper like Yuzen Washi Chiyogami papers
• Love blue, red, and black
• Cute cow or penguins
•Cool religious items from any religion (rosaries, cool Buddhist carvings, etc.)
• Matchboxes
• Prismacolor pencils and markers
• I am a coffee snob (used to be a Starbucks barista and can identify the coffee by aroma, possibly the region it was grown in)
• Music of most types
• Cell phone charms

• Inchies
• Most teas (I like earl grey)
• Sports memorabilia
• candles
• matches

I love to hand-draw and color, if you get an ATC from me or an item from me it is going to be hand drawn, and built for the most part, I don't dislike store bought things it is just not my personal style. I am a graphic designer so I use my computer for art as well (checkout my website) I love to digital paint in Photoshop. I am not picky and even if you send me something on my dislikes list I'm not going to begrudge you... that's madness. I'm originally from the east coast so I love the ocean and have some photography of the ocean that I love, through training as a designer in college I have developed a love for handmade things, this include jewelry (spent two years in a metalworking class and made both my wife's engagement ring and my wedding band as well), hand developed b/w photography, and ceramics. I love sarcasm, in general. If you need a logo designed or graphic work (including web design) I am open to trades for work, or strictly commission based. I love religion but not any one in particular I feel has it completely right, but I would love to collect religious objects like wooden rosaries, crosses, and other religious items, because I feel that every religion is sacred in one light or another. I am 1/4 Japanese and love my Grandma (who came to the US from Japan after WWII) I would love to collect Japanese trinkets including cool bento boxes, chopsticks, and cooking items. I really want a cell phone charm but can not find them anywhere, if you find where to get them or make them I would love to possibly trade for one or figure out how to make one myself.