Red hair and red lips, tall & buxom, cold heritage, transatlantically indecipherable.

My biggest passion is Scandinavia (and Finland), I adore the culture, music, nature, food and it's my biggest dream to work/live there. Aside from that I like learning languages although I seem more preoccupied with wanting to learn more than becoming proficient in one. I hold music as a hobby although I haven't had so much time to dedicate to it as of late. I trained for 8 years with clarinet and 5 with piano. I still love to play the piano but lately haven't had much time to practise :( I want to learn the violin and guitar. If you want to teach me either that would be great :)

My favourite things: nature, wanderlust, folklore & folk art, arts & crafts, language learning, scandinavia & finland, swans, pre-raphaelites, marimekko, moomins, classic & renaissance disney, the golden age of hollywood, hot apple juice, good company.

Edit: Amidst all of this I forgot to write about my studies/biggest passion which is illustration and surface design. I've almost completed a degree in textile design which, strangely enough, has been done with very little use and/or production of actual tactile fabrics. I care greatly for it and well, if you want to see some of my work it's here:
http://www.bygarlands.com/

Nearing to end my final year in University. I'm genuinely frightened. I'm preparing for the next step which is most likely holding down a few bar tending jobs, struggling to pay rent whilst being up at all hours sending my work to agencies and relevant job applications.

Drawing, design (particularly print, surface, graphic, layout), illustration or anything else that embodies this level of creativity. Languages are my passion but I wouldn't go as far to say that I am really good at them.

My last love noted that I looked like a seal. It was the most sincere image-based compliment I've received to date. You won't beat it.

EDIT: I keep getting messages that go along the lines of "eugh your ex was an idiot you look nothing like a seal" or "seal the singer hahah". Stop it. Stop it now. Stop raining on my parade >:(

PMMP, Indica, Kari Rueslåtten, Gunnhild Sundli, Tori Amos, Charlotte Martin, Simon & Garfunkel, Leaves' Eyes, Gåte, Jonna Enckell, Jenni Vartiainen, Liv Kristine, Sóley, The 3rd and the Mortal, Loreena McKennitt, Dear Euphoria, Tarja, Nightwish,, Theatre of Tragedy, Regina Spektor

Or let us compare: http://www.last.fm/user/thesegarlands

Movies: Gone With The Wind, The Reader, Girl Interrupted, Rebecca, All About Eve, The Pianist, Requiem for a Dream, Tulitikkutehtaan Tyttö, Musta Jää, Elvira Madigan, The Lovely Bones, The Exorcist and a plethora of Disney films up until 2000 at least.

Books:
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Washington Square - Henry James
The Lady With The Little Dog - Anton Chekov
The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde

My biggest crush ever is Art Garfunkel (of course when he was younger). Especially on the cover of Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel. If you think you look like this you should definitely message me :*

Edit: I was walking on Victoria Road, Leeds on Wednesday 27th March at around 6:30PM when I saw a guy who looked so much like Art Garfunkel it was unreal and also a little bit like Tate Donovan too. If you see him tell him I'm looking for him!

I've been recently informed that I hold the status of "replies very selectively". This is because I get a lot of messages that rarely exit the boundaries of "hi how r u? x"! If you think we share interests or that we'd get on please do send me a message :) Primarily I am searching for friends for activities and not dates. I am not interested in romantic liaisons, I consider friendship a much higher value and a better foundation for something more intimate.