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i'm Nicole Calver...aka "snips"
i'm an artist
i'm self taught
i love D.I.Y.
i reduce, reuse, recycle and re appropriate
i love thrift shops
i prefer handmade and homemade
i love painting
i like old buildings
i like architecture
i'm generally reclusive
i'd rather be sweating it out in my studio then at some social event
that being said i'm trying to be less socially inadequate
i love flourishes, scrollwork and cartouche
i like calligraphy
i like typography
i love letters
i like dictionaries
i want peace
i laugh at my own mistakes
i sometimes laugh at others mistakes, (i know, i'm trying to stop)
i want people to be happy
i want to make people happy
i love my family
i love my dog
i imagine a lot
i experiment
i love to stencil
i'm sometimes too ambitious
i take on more projects than i probably should
i do silly things
i modify my belongings
i try to be constructive with my time...i'm not always successful
i like old school video games
i like robots
i think the tv shows and toys of my youth are way better than what kids have now
i'm addicted to gummy bears...nom, nom, nom
i love my spirograph
i love paint drips and splatters
i love graffiti
i love anything that sparkles, glitters, glints or shines
i love spray paint...it has become an expensive addiction
i love swings and playgrounds
i hate the thought of growing old
i don't like to ask for help
i like to leave art analysis to others...
the only thing that matters is the art
i paint things that i think are cool,
if other people think they're cool, that's cool

if you're interested in buying some of my art you can contact me at...

snippets101@yahoo.ca

snippets101.etsy.com