helmaliina

Hello!
I am a 19-year-old queer student living in Kajaani with my cat Patrik <3 (you can see him in my avatar) I have many artsy hobbies such as photography, ceramics, stained glass, painting and drawing etc. 🎨 I also have a lot of houseplants and seeing them grow is always so exciting🪴 I'm so glad Patrik isn't interested in them haha

I love seeing lizards, frogs, bugs and other creatures 🐸 especially weevils, orchid mantises, stick insects and beetles 🪲 I even have a small stag beetle tattoo! Sadly many of these can't be found in Finland so I'd love to see them in a postcard!

Please tell me something about yourself or the place you live in or anything you’d like! Here are a few ideas:
-what is the nature around you like, what kinds of plants and animals are common there? how warm or cold is it and what are the seasons like?
-tell me about your pets or hobbies
-tell me about your traditions and celebrations
-does your name mean something in your language?
-draw something if you’d like!

Here are some themes I’d love to see in a postcard:
(please no AI generated images)

-traditional art, crafts and illustrations from your country
-your country’s national costume
-dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, mermaids, mythical creatures
-lunar new year
-cherries, cherry blossoms
-mushrooms
-matryoshka, russian dolls
-botanical illustrations & plants and flowers in general (especially orchids, carnivorous plants, hoyas, hibiscus)
-beetles, insects, moths, butterflies, weevils, mantis
-frogs, lizards, snakes
-sea creatures
-unique-looking birds
-cows
-goths, punks, alternative subcultures
-circus, carnival
-art by your local artists
-cards with gold accents
-ballet, opera, beautiful costumes (especially chinese opera)
-vintage & historical fashion
-vintage ads
-renaissance art
-impressionism
-drag artistry
-queer love
-ceramic & glass art
-art nouveau & art deco
-gothic architecture
-neon genesis evangelion
-studio ghibli
-vintage fashion dolls
-gardens
-aquariums
-crystals
-undertale/deltarune

-Rolf Armstrong
-Katie Scott
-Lou Benesch
-Claude Monet
-Gustav Klimt
-Holly Warburton

Happy postcrossing!