WINTER 2020

Sunday, December 20th, 2020
Photos for a new project~♡♡
~more photos for my project♡ ♡ ♡♡
I’m not saying what the project is yet… its a secret. But with these photographs, I have my “palette” ready♡♡

Wednesday December 23rd, 2020

thearts@nytimes.com
The New York Times
Arts Contributor
Page 6 Gossip Column

“Where have I been?”
I have my fingers in many pies. I have been reaping the fruits of my labor. I have been working very hard, as Miss Santa Claus. I have still, and had, many projects to wrap-up before Christmas… Just a couple of days left… then it passes by as things do~

Friday, December 25th, 2020
I just finished my designs~♡♡
Merry Christmas

Saturday, December 26th, 2020
Another design~ its a 4×3 inch sticker (“plate”) ~with a glossy finish this time♡♡ (…something different♡)
Happy BOXING Day

Saturday, December 26th, 2020
Candied Chocolate Chip Cookies ♡ (…something different♡)

Monday, December 28th, 2020
I made two new NinKatia Lovestory pages last night~♡♡ (…something different♡)
One is about cuddling or sitting close, the other is about life, together, as an artist & all

Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
I made another new NinKatia Lovestory page last night~♡♡
I am red, pink, navy blue & purple~

Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
I wrote another newspaper article; here it is ♡ (…something different♡)

Tuesday December 29th, 2020 (for Wednesday Dec. 30th)
thearts@nytimes.com
The New York Times
Arts Contributor
(digest) (arts & leisure)
What are we doing for New Year’s Eve?
by Alicia Surveyer
How to enjoy it!
New York City is the center for New Year’s Eve action, with the Times Square Party, ball drop, Dick Clark, and sparkling confetti. Concerts, hosting, interviewing merry folk… perhaps no more Dick Clark, but still the hosted programming if you don’t go to the actual party in the streets.
There’s always that way to be festive; channel surf back and forth between the two networks at Times Square. If you are married and have a family, its nice to cozy in. But where’s the party?
Normally, maybe you could have options for festive going out action; a small party of friend, with the countdown in the background… a family card night, with the countdown on! Maybe a game of Trivial Pursuit? Some Irish coffees?
Have we outgrown any partying days? Or is it nice and exciting to have an event to get out and to dress up for? Not this year, though, however!
A bar is a good bet for a wild ride… maybe if you are single you can find some random for a New Year’s Kiss… or is there someone you have your eye on? Or in your heart?
We can still keep it festive this year; some food, some cozy, maybe some TV, maybe a positive attitude about the change of digits of another year. Happy merriment! And… Don’t forget your New Year’s resolutions!

Friday, January 1st, 2021
Happy New Year!~♡♡
Its New Year’s Day today~

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
I just made a NinKatia Lovestory page~
Drawing in the day today ♡☆◇
It’s a sunny winter’s day, in the afternoon~
☆

Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
Today I made a postcard design~
The other day, a t-shirt as a surprise gift ♡☆◇
6″ x 9″ postcards – premium~plus glossy front & back
Women’s basic t-shirts: classic full color white; Front side

Sunday, January 3rd, 2021
There’s my girlie tee~
An Alicia*s Art original, for the other lady of the house ♡
{My mom, Christine}

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
A NinKatia Page!
This will go to Volume 3 of my NinKatia Lovestory storybook series… An Alicia*s Art original♡
My bird is very vivid & bright!

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
I made two NinKatia pages yesterday!
This is the second
Nin looks good as a mahogany unicorn!♡
Nin always says that to me, Katia (me, Alicia)

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021
A NinKatia page again!
Its the James + Eddie Blue Spartan Unicorn
I took an “outshot”; to show more clearly that these really are pages~
…in a series!♡

Thursday, January 7th, 2021
A NinKatia page again! …series!!!♡♡

coo-coo

Thursday, January 7th, 2021
Book parcels to The Louvre & Disney♡♡

Saturday, January 9th, 2021
What’s wrapped in these packages to Disney?
NinKatia Lovestory Volumes 1 & 2, of course!
I made some custom stamps for my new museum mailing projects~
…beautifully presented!♡

Monday, January 11th, 2021
A new NinKatia Lovestory page;
…after Volumes 1 & 2, of course!
These birds were so fun to draw~
everyone loves the birds, lol♡

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
A new NinKatia Lovestory page;
…for Volume 3, of course!
Mothers pick things up~ (& wives)
~& I’ve always loved birthdays & Christmas for being Santa Claus♡, the best gift-giver♡

…there’s also Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day…

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
A new NinKatia Lovestory page;
…Nin has a lot to say, of course!

Do you like Nin’s hat?
(or maybe his instrument?)

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Pink rainbow crystal point + gold
(& gold chain)
~in photographs♡

Its wound-up on a paper cardboard cut-out

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
BRATZ!!!!!@
(look what I picked up for my guys)
♡

Foil~wrapped chocolates with booze in them!!!

…I’m a big fan of Laura Secord chocolates ♡mmm♡

Friday, January 15th, 2021
NinKatia Page~
Here I am as a unicorn~
…speaking of rainbows
♡

Sunday, January 17th, 2021
NinKatia Page~
The story keeps going…
♡

Sunday, January 17th, 2021
NinKatia Page~
Nin’s hanging out in the bushes, lol♡

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
NinKatia Page~
“Blue Star Flower”♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Blue Star Flower

Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Saturday, January 23rd, 2021
Blue Cop Project

Sunday, January 24th, 2021
I was taking trick photos last night
My emerald-cut blue sapphire ring, night & day

Sunday, January 24th, 2021
Blue Star Flower
New NinKatia Lovestory Page

High sun~
Sunset sun~
Yellow….

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
Here is the blue unicorn artcard ♤
Its art only, on a business card

Shown beside a pen, for size

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
NinKatia Lovestory page ♤
Still working on Volume III

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
This is a ring that I had made for Keanu Reeves ☆
I had the gem set~ it is on a beautiful silver swirl

It’s a starry-night sapphire

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
This is a necklace from the history, & royalty, of France. It was stolen from a museum in Austria. I recovered it!
It was actually stolen from a locked drawer in the office of the museum; the museum wasn’t showing the piece because there was a tangled black thread on it, with a tiny label. So I fixed it, too!

Friday, January 29th, 2021
Mermaid (positive affirmation) magical card…. art by L.V.

Saturday, January 30th, 2021

Some of my best coworkers & closest family members know what this all is~

Hutch with arts

~outbox

Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Mommy was drawing~
The kitties were napping in a sunbeam!

Sunbeam Rainbow Light

~Look at my Abys…
my Abyssinian Cats

Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Mommy was drawing…. a new NinKatia Lovestory Page!
Blue Star Flowers

new!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
Nin’s Post

Books Ready

Sunday, February 7th, 2021
Business card-sized blue Valentine
~on pearl cardstock

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
I found something~
In a liquidation bin in a store~
I call this my Capricorn mask… it is like other antique masks from Venice; a tradition; like gondolas

Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Rice paper art~ I cut a piece off my roll of rice paper & made a drawing
Overlapping Happy Hearts

Friday, February 12th, 2021
Blue~Valentine pearl artcard with loose gemstones
Photoset

Friday, February 12th, 2021
Only 2 of the 13 gems in this photograph were bought; my vendors keep sending me free extras… they want to see what I’ll make with them!!@!
You can see the quality~ the free one in the box that’s golden – a champagne pear – looks like the gem on the historical France necklace… thats from the enlightenment! Tons of facets, with the deeper orange edging in the gem.

The 11 gift gems shown in this box were from 2 different gem distributors… its like the extra perfume samples for fux sakes!

Saturday, February 13th, 2021
Newest book!!!!
NinKatia Lovestory Volume III ~in photographs

There it is!

I’m sure it is going to be referred to as “the unicorn book”

I mark each copy by adding a heart sticker on each one, on the fly-leaf page, at the beginning of the book

There is interesting nomenclature on each cover, & inside cover (lower left of the picture)

four pages from the book….

~this is the back cover
…and there’s Nin’s ring! From the start of it all…
I bought nIN AN UNEVEN SCEPTER GEM, THAT HAS A COLOR FADE, AND HAD IT SET
ITS SITTING IN A PIECE OF BLUISH LARIMAR

Back cover… where’s the words?

~there!

There’s a point to this… maybe if you flick thru the pages you’ll figure it out…
THE STORY IF NIMH
The Secret if Nimh

Sunday, February 14th, 2021
6 gems~
5 aquamarine & one clear padparadscha; a padparadscha diamond, really
5 emerald-cut & one cushion-cut
Its more of a rainbow than a padparadscha…
There’s a lot more colors in the reflections of the facets~

Happy Valentine’s Day

Sunday, February 14th, 2021
This is what I cooked for Valentine’s Day supper♡
Its a cream of mushroom rice and rice noodle risotto, served with tourtière.
Tourtière is French Canadian meat-pie!!

Monday, February 15th, 2021
I was drawing again last night♡
A rice paper drawing… a posing polar bear!

Good boy!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
In photographs♡
Some of the rarest crystal diamonds on the earth
(Size, shape, refraction)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Madelaine♡

Hmmm… Mommy has to take some photos, Madelaine

So cute with her little paws

Roll off to sleep, little beast

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Another new painted rice paper drawing♡
Flora Clydesdale Unicorn
There is a pink orchid; the mane is leaves

Art this Canadian winter’s day

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
Éric Clay made this bag; it was Adrian’s beauty product company♡
“Flora”
These two guys are so accomplished…

Hmmm….
Does this entice you?
What do you suspect?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
NinKatia Volume III books♡
Wrapped, impresssive…. & ready to go!
These two guys are so accomplished…

To the Louvre…
Fine Art Books… viewings… by appointment!
Costs… $$$$!
And there is a page turner, so don’t even breathe on them, okay?

Wolfy Beast Look

To Disney’s Princess Art Gallery…. in Epcot!

A different look

Jaqui enjoys working with her mom

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
My latest custom stamp set♡
Tree themed!

Where are these envelopes?

Beautiful set…
~answer is… art museums in São Paulo Brazil & Oslo, Norway!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
Two new square pearl business card designs ~ double sided♡

Thursday, February 18th, 2021
I set up my crystals in a heart-shaped chocolate box.♡
This is called “making a crystal grid”, in new age theory.
If you are a regular fan of my art, you should be able to recognize the crystals, from other art.♡
…there are photos where they were somewhere else, or they are in my drawings, snuck in, in sketches
(The 3 earrings in the photos are broken; beautiful heart gems, but the fixtures are jammed shut. One won’t close! They can’t be repaired… I know my jewelry-making!)

Sunday, February 21st, 2021
Eyeshadow palettes~ in photographs♤☆
I wear makeup. I’m a makeup-wearing woman. I make beautiful art on my face!

…some of my “artist materials”

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
New face compact~
Because it really is something new! It goes on like an ethereal light blue shimmer. Blue! I fan it out from my eyes… my “made~up” eyes~
Wasn’t too expensive… plus I know the owner. “Too Faced” is a makeup line by Sephra. Every line in the Sephora boutique is by Sephora; the one exception is the perfumes & colognes. Those are the ones by the ritzy designers.
He’s a singer-songwriter!! And part of Eddie’s very large family! Its the Goo Goo Dolls Guy! He owns Sephora!
(And wants to paint the lady, too, lol)♤☆ (Did you know that that is a man’s job??)
I wear makeup. I’m a makeup-wearing woman. I make beautiful art on my face!
If you spot me, you’ll see me wearing the new extra light blue…

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Fauna*Flora, “recto-verso”~
The best way to see these pearl square cards is in person!!!!

Fauna – Flora

Fauna – Flora
(reverse sides)

Saturday, February 27th, 2021
New CanadaPost Stamp mock-ups~
Crabapple Blossoms~
*Look how they compare to Nin’s pages!!

(a roll of many stamps)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
The story of the emerald tree◇
This crystal was a vision I had~ 6 or 7 years before I found & bought the thing!
I was in hospital, and could see it, by the cheap dresser, like it was a plant, on the floor. Maybe where you would leave a plant, in a home, to catch the sun? It wasn’t there, however, but I knew I was seeing a very special very large green crystal, with branches, that must be somewhere on this earth! The “branches”, I knew were points. And I thought it was an emerald because I could see it as very vivd green; actually more vivid than what I found… But I know I found the exact one! Just for sale… but I bought it!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
Forest Eye Shadow Compact
New eyeshadow compact~ Deep green forest eyes
Different set of colors…◇
…thanks Ron!!
You need shades to paint your eyes◇…

Thursday, March 4th, 2021
My spread-out display; dealing artcards!!!!
(little colorful foil-wrapped chocolate Easter egg in there~ ♡)
◇Even with difficulty, I lay out card displays at certain spots, on and off, for clients. They are extremley expensive, extremely in demand, and I call clients over to see & pick them up… with a wink & a smile! The money cannot be paid to me because it is over the Canadian legal limit for a lump sum payment; it gets secretly accounted and tucked into a Required Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Thats how the Canadian government does it, by law. You only receive your money , taxed, at age 60.
(See, thats why I am not wealthy; ritzy things are sometimes sold to me in trade, even as a bonus to the tucked-away payment, but I still have to buy them. I receive a small subsidy per month, only, called “social assistance”.)
I do have beautiful things.

The cards dealt are different each time~

These are particularly large sets (4)
~from yesterday evening

These are original prints; I’ve always loved that medium (Printmaking)

Everything I have I’ve somehow earned from my work. Even for my family, and even my education

Winter 2020/2021 is over in two & a half weeks! Yay! Spring!

Friday, March 5th, 2021
A copy of The NinKatia Lovestory Volume III is off to Venice!!!!
…also, stuff for upcoming art outs there~ ♡)
Tsi & Alicia; the art warrior & warrioress~ ♡)

Friday, March 5th, & Saturday, March 6th, 2021
This new rice paper drawing from last night depicts the real scientific view of the Earth from outer space.
It’s a beautiful drawing; but also a scientific mock-up; we would appear as a crescent, not a circle. This is from the angle of where the sun is hitting the Earth; the continent in daytime, the other side is in darkness, & it is nighttime there.
(Lest it rotate ’till morning~ ♡)

Correct Scientific View of the Earth

Photo from Friday night

I photographed my drawing with two of my medals

Saturday, March 6th, 2021

Sunday, March 7th, 2021
Reprise

Monday, March 8th, 2021

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
“Pavé” Box

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
Fils was really taking a break yesterday!

I found him sitting~

Fils is sitting~sitting in my chair ☆♡♤☆

….& posing for mom’s photos, no less

Enjoy!
(not for long…)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
New 4×6 inches 2-sided postcard design

front

back

The reverse side shows the earth with rays from the sun shining on it

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
New Picture-Postage Canada Permanent Stamp Design
In Production

Thursday, March 11th, 2021
In my chair again~
(not for long…)

~asleep

Thursday, March 11th, 2021

“Fuck off, motherfucker”

Saturday, March 13th, 2021
My crystal lotus garden

Sunday, March 14th, 2021
I put some photographs together to show~off my tattoos! I have ten! (But I was told the extras count…)

My left upper left thigh

You can see, faintly only, my white-ink star tattoo, on my forearm.
I have it on both sides; both inner forearms

Sunday, March 14th, 2021
Images for two new extra-long double-sided postcards, with my crystal lotuses.
Girl/Boy! (Me/wolf-pack)

Sunday, March 14th, 2021
Beautifully wrapped NinKatia Book (Volume III)… Jade made the paper!

For the Canadian Armed Forces, in theatre
There are some artcards wrapped in there, too…. polar bears…..

Monday, March 15th, 2021
Photos of my ladies…
Jaq is posing with my custom notepads~
I make them & use them!!!
They have the picture header printed on every page of the notepad!
Madeleine is posing with the ones that I designed for my mother~
I have a very spoiled family,,,, who all have their own custom stationary!!!

The custom notepads that I designed for my mom~
…all these pads have had good use!

Photo of Jaqui with my personal notepads

I use the notepads as address labels on my parcels, also
(some bricolage…)

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
New design…
…its a square, pearl, business card

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
Dresses on the bed

Thursday, March 18th, 2021
I was just making a drawing
Stars & Hearts at Night (with a Crescent Moon)

Friday, March 19th, 2021
Spring starts Saturday March 20th, here in greater Montreal… at midnight!!!!

“business card”
(Its an art~card!)