Hiiiiiii! I'm Ali!

I'm new to swap-bot but have been doing swaps and pen pals for years via my instagram (alihagerart).

Some fun facts about me --

• I have 10 pets - five cats, four chickens, and a german shepherd. I'd have a ton more if I could.
• I am gay af and loveeee anything pride related.
• I started making art as a way to find myself again after becoming a mom.
• My favorite thing is found words. Found word poetry, blackout poetry, random words cut out of books and magazines. All of it.

These are a few of my favorite things...

COFFEE. ALL THE COFFEE.

A nice, handwritten letter.

Old, vintage and antique letters and postcards. And pictures. I am obsessed with the personal and day-to-day history that we don't ever talk about.

Cats. Chickens. Cats & chickens.

Earth tones. Especially watercolor earth tones.

Puns. And cute jokes.

Dislikes:

Anything religious.

Sci-fi-esque stuff... unless it is unique art created by you.

I don't really drink tea, and won't consume any food items I receive, sorry.

Blank postcards from places I have never been.

Items I would LOVE to receive:

Any art made by YOU! Especially art you think isn't great. I am a total fan of normalizing that art isn't perfect, but it is all art nonetheless.

Anything cat related. Or chicken related.

Funny stickers. Stickers in general. If they're not my cup of tea, my daughter loves stickers too.

More postcards. My collection is pretty small at the moment.

Old photos. Like, OLD old. Or any vintage/antique ephemera. Genuine ephemera though, not reproductions, unless it is a postcard.

Random pages from books or poetry collections.