PhotoArt 2014

 

Coming online day after tomorrow: The Bouquet.

Perfect pink perfumier’s rose, the pink daisy in fuschia, and all the trimmings

Spring’s is coming! Here’s some happy pictures to help us along the way. March 14th 2014.

My bouquet by Madame IGA

 

The mysterious daisy flower, now seen in fuschia
I FOUND THE NAME….ITS IN MY MARKER SERIES…!!!!

 

My garnet furry man chest pendant, lol, and my dorky canadian coin collection

 

Spring’s is coming! Here’s some happy news to help us along the way. March 15th 2014.

The nerdy beaver family, known in Quebec west island as highway marmotte, are awake and have definitely been up to something down there lol. Quit ordering your wife back to work guy! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

 

Spring’s is coming! Here’s some colorful new Marc-André art to help us along the way. March 15th 2014.

Garden decorations handmade by Marc-André

I scared an artist, a supposed vampire in cahoots, and a hussie, at the store with this thing lol (The metal spray painted peacock. The other one is based on my original childhood drawing as owned by Marc-André. It has been painted in metallic spray paint on his hand-bent copper sheeting.)

 

 

New Purses, June 1st 2014

I’ve been shopping at Meme’s shop for so many years, I can’t even remember. She must be happy when I finally loll in as time passes; sometimes long, sometimes not. I chat – I cause trouble like facing and organizing her store – I buy things, or she just gives me things for free. Once I went in and found her sick, and referred her to a good doctor. That was a good story. Sometimes people are too scared to go to the doctor, which is sad. She and her assistants (okay, her dad) make men’s wallets, woman’s purses for glam events or weddings, and business card holders like mine in leather that I love so much. She has luggage and some jewelry too. (Her dad also makes some of the most intricate stitching art in the world, rivaled only by his greatgrandson Dalton’s, and Capo D’Orla’s thread looming). Once I had my hands on a couple ritzy leather designer purses, and brought them in for her to inspect, hee-hee. Meme also had her dowry purse on display at the shop, and I bought it accidentally. A dowry is when the family of the bride gives her something expensive so her husband can afford to take her on. Once I figured it out I brought it back to her! Visit Meme at Les Sacs Kirkland, which is currently under renovation. A little refacing…

Lilac silk purse

 

Closeup

 

Another angle lilac silk purse

 

Open, to showcase

 

Meme’s dowry purse in pink, and her father’s stitching art of peacock feathers on a sowing kit.

 

Art by John Constantinopoulos, photos by Alicia Surveyer, June 2nd 2014.

Oil on handmade canvas stretcher, sculpting dough.

He paints, he sculpts, he wants to marry me…what more is there to ask?

His painting, an answer to my sketch of a barq in Bolsens. He loves the color royal blue, and has used it in the sky and water

 

John’s sculpted train and car…a labor of love. Approx. 2 inches each

 

Excellent

 

 

The Canadiens cozy, photo by Alicia Surveyer, June 2nd 2014.

Hand stiched by me.
Beautiful Steve Surveyer Canadiens’ lighter art too!

 

 

What else lies here?

 

John is an expert copier. This is his version of Brandon’s “Barq”, with more of a blurry effect in the sand.

 

Paintings by Brandon Prust, oil on handmade canvas stretcher. June 2nd 2014.

Sister-works, in time with my Bolsena barq sketch, and John’s painting as well.

Zebras by Brandon, an answer to my painting of a zebra with rainbow scuba gear on, given to my math teacher as a gift, as a child.

 

Painting by Brandon, rainbow chairs refer to the rainbow scuba mask on my zebra, the beach scene refers to two of my beach paintings, and the room of peace they create.

 

Detailing of the water

 

Detailing in the palm fronds (3rd picture of this painting)

 

Another painting by Brandon Prust, “Columbus’s Barq”

 

“Fleet Barq” by Brandon
“Schooner”
Brandon had a nautica brand baseball cap as a teenager, we’ve been thinking about boats lately…
These are some of our MFA works, from Concordia University, and we are all waiting on our printed diplomas!

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon’s cap
Boys love their caps…even my big ol’ Dad

 

Art by Mabelle, photo by Alicia Surveyer, June 4th 2014.

Marker Art, first shot at it, age 9

Her super heroes.

“Reflection of her mother”, “Superhero Johanne-Jaq-Eyes”

 

Necklace by Brandon with my “home invasion” stolen seed beads. (Stolen by???) Oh yeah, real nice to be invisible and not present yourself, steal a women’s property, and then she buys the necklace like 15 years later. Well, I finally got my present I guess! June 6th, 2014

What he did was called rifling. Yelling and whining and talking all day long in someone’s head, is called using a deadly arm. The diagnosis on schizophrenia is people attacking a nice person in this harassment manner. No one hears voices unless someone is talking to them. “Staking a claim”, on someone’s life or property, by invasion, manipulation and coersion, is called treachery. Harassing someone until they die is called holding them hostage. Following a treacherous person’s threats is not acting in honour. Being a “jew” means someone who will take you for your love, life and everything you’ve got (home, money, loved ones, etc.) and has nothing to do with followers of Yavwe. The bad boys team liked to call all they’ve done to me “Eternal Angel Lech”, and I was left at their mercy.

Jewelry by Brandon Prust with Murano glass pink seed beads.
Twists beautifully on my blushy chest, over my cleavage, on light pink porcelain skin

 

In its cotton box

 

Perfect blurry closeup

 

Swirl detailing

 

 

Paintings by Big John and Mat, August 23rd, 2014

It’s nice to have your guy friends paint custom pieces for your home, isn’t it? With a little “Alicia Art” aesthetic mixed right in.

More work on the boats theme, in acrylic, hyper-realist style, reminiscent of my painting “Soul Twins”. By John (Arnie), 2014

 

Shell art in acrylic for my bathroom, which has other pictures of ocean things, and a big burlap shell collage. I have shells on display in different parts of my home. Done in photographic realism as well, with a pointillism blurry effect to the brushwork. By Mat, 2014. He has a few other works, shells, that I’ve got to photograph!

 

Murano Glass Pendant Pieces, August 23rd 2014.

Murano is an isle off of Venice, Italy, where the local craft tradition is glass art.

Three exquisite pieces.

 

Hmmm, I wonder what influenced this painting of mine, Tree of Life? Heehee

 

FALL 2014

Venetian Masks & Burano Lace, September 23rd 2014.

Featured here is the Venetian Mask “tradition”, by Pinocchio, the gondola chauffeur, from the late 17th century. Also: Burano is another isle off of Venice, Italy, where the local craft tradition is lace-making.

His masterworks c.1692
Pinocchio is like an Eddie, like a funny old world venetian character. His story is fascinating.
I guess I sensed him! Whatta sweetie, and so talented!

The entire collection…except
…where’s the artist’s own mask?

His mask! The artist’s mask! The other piece in the collection was a smaller one, in black. It must have been his first one, to wear as a child. I finally found that one too. Yay!

This one is by me, Alicia Surveyer! (c.1980′s)
See you fr treats at Halloween!

Burano Lace Piece…just my taste too!
(on a pillow)

Another shot, on my quilt

Detail of the made-by-hand stitching

 

Art by my family members, October 19th 2014.

My sister, and my aunts, work on their crafts too. Here’s a piece by each of them.

Snowy scene by my aunt Mary Anne Csendes, in oils

 

Millefiori painting by my sister, Stephanie Surveyer

 

Quilt art by my aunt Joanne Van Ryswyk

 

Pictures of exquisite roses. October 7th, 2014.

New big glossy paper marker art

 

 

Art

 

 

Elephant sculptures by Alicia and Brandon, c.1980″s. I made a book holder and my sneaky man made one hugging it. So much for my Nancy Drew books! Heehee

 

 

Persian art (Iran), “East-West Farquad Story”

 

 

Persian Art (on Camel Bone (Iran)), another story, love, designs

 

 

Qur’an : ان اکرمکم عندالله اتقیکم
in Farsi : به راستی که گرامی ترین شما در نزد پروردگار ، پرهیزگارترین شماست.
in english means: Truly the most pious/ virtuous of you is the best of you in the sight of God.
ALICIA’S TRANSLATION: (Qur’an Text) Always with you in love (sight) and happy
ALICIA’S TRANSLATION: (Farsi Text) (The poetry changes a bit every time you read it) Regretfully yours, my way, baby on the way, Regretfully yours in the law of man, with baby, with you in the sight of god, with my loving sight, always my love
ALICIA’S TRANSLATION: (IMAGE IN CENTER OF THE MANDALA) I’m a happy man in love with my beautiful pregnant wife, we will see each other again, I know you’re scared and its hard but get ready for another baby, after, and you will not see me, and then see me again, I know I love too much, too hard, too persistent.

 

 

 

“Persian” Christmas workshop
Top secret studio stuff

 

 

Must…hide …list
with handy piece of Santa paper hihi

 

Aladdin’s Lamp, the carvings can be interpreted; the patterning, I did study Art History you know!

 

 

Gemology, December 8th 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My jewelry collection, to photograph. The collection is based on exquisite taste, and having a variety of jewels in the gemology spectrum. More to come every day as I edit photos.

 

 

Part II, December 15th 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other things in my collection are paintings, stones, Louis Vuitton… More to come every day as I edit photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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