Violet
@violetalexandre.bsky.social
Empathic Artist & Trauma Informed Educator
To learn more visit www.experienceempathy.org
To buy my artwork www.mandaladreams.com
All me at www.violetalexandre.com
To learn more visit www.experienceempathy.org
To buy my artwork www.mandaladreams.com
All me at www.violetalexandre.com
Nine kitchens, one theme: Italy 🇮🇹
I kicked off our global food tour with Osso Buco (beef shanks!) + Risotto alla Milanese.
Can’t eat it, still cooked it 😅
Next up: the vegan + gluten-free Italian encore 🌿
#CulinaryTour #FoodAdventure
I kicked off our global food tour with Osso Buco (beef shanks!) + Risotto alla Milanese.
Can’t eat it, still cooked it 😅
Next up: the vegan + gluten-free Italian encore 🌿
#CulinaryTour #FoodAdventure
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Nine kitchens, one theme: Italy 🇮🇹
I kicked off our global food tour with Osso Buco (beef shanks!) + Risotto alla Milanese.
Can’t eat it, still cooked it 😅
Next up: the vegan + gluten-free Italian encore 🌿
#CulinaryTour #FoodAdventure
I kicked off our global food tour with Osso Buco (beef shanks!) + Risotto alla Milanese.
Can’t eat it, still cooked it 😅
Next up: the vegan + gluten-free Italian encore 🌿
#CulinaryTour #FoodAdventure
Blown away by Derek Ayres’ Open Studio
The work, the energy, and that tempera demo.
He’s literally making his own paints.
One more day: tomorrow 12–6pm at Norcomm. Worth the trip.
#PhiladelphiaArt #ArtistsForArtists
The work, the energy, and that tempera demo.
He’s literally making his own paints.
One more day: tomorrow 12–6pm at Norcomm. Worth the trip.
#PhiladelphiaArt #ArtistsForArtists
October 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Blown away by Derek Ayres’ Open Studio
The work, the energy, and that tempera demo.
He’s literally making his own paints.
One more day: tomorrow 12–6pm at Norcomm. Worth the trip.
#PhiladelphiaArt #ArtistsForArtists
The work, the energy, and that tempera demo.
He’s literally making his own paints.
One more day: tomorrow 12–6pm at Norcomm. Worth the trip.
#PhiladelphiaArt #ArtistsForArtists
Went to see Natalie McDonald’s exhibition at Pii Gallery in Old City. Her work makes being human feel accessible and accepted.
If you’re in Philly, go see it. It’s worth the pause.
#PiiGallery #NatalieMcDonald #PhiladelphiaArt #ContemporaryArt
If you’re in Philly, go see it. It’s worth the pause.
#PiiGallery #NatalieMcDonald #PhiladelphiaArt #ContemporaryArt
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Went to see Natalie McDonald’s exhibition at Pii Gallery in Old City. Her work makes being human feel accessible and accepted.
If you’re in Philly, go see it. It’s worth the pause.
#PiiGallery #NatalieMcDonald #PhiladelphiaArt #ContemporaryArt
If you’re in Philly, go see it. It’s worth the pause.
#PiiGallery #NatalieMcDonald #PhiladelphiaArt #ContemporaryArt
I’m working to make blockchain meaningful for artists — transparent, empowering, and real.
Today, someone tried to scam me using the same language I use to educate others.
Flattery. “2.2 ETH per piece.”
“Let me explain how NFTs work.”
It’s a trap. Artists, please read this 🧵
Today, someone tried to scam me using the same language I use to educate others.
Flattery. “2.2 ETH per piece.”
“Let me explain how NFTs work.”
It’s a trap. Artists, please read this 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I’m working to make blockchain meaningful for artists — transparent, empowering, and real.
Today, someone tried to scam me using the same language I use to educate others.
Flattery. “2.2 ETH per piece.”
“Let me explain how NFTs work.”
It’s a trap. Artists, please read this 🧵
Today, someone tried to scam me using the same language I use to educate others.
Flattery. “2.2 ETH per piece.”
“Let me explain how NFTs work.”
It’s a trap. Artists, please read this 🧵
A new pattern has emerged on canvas,
part geometry, part shadowplay.
It shifts depending on the eyes that linger,
sometimes flower, sometimes lattice, sometimes something else entirely.
What does it reveal to you?
#art #originalart #geometricart #patternplay
part geometry, part shadowplay.
It shifts depending on the eyes that linger,
sometimes flower, sometimes lattice, sometimes something else entirely.
What does it reveal to you?
#art #originalart #geometricart #patternplay
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A new pattern has emerged on canvas,
part geometry, part shadowplay.
It shifts depending on the eyes that linger,
sometimes flower, sometimes lattice, sometimes something else entirely.
What does it reveal to you?
#art #originalart #geometricart #patternplay
part geometry, part shadowplay.
It shifts depending on the eyes that linger,
sometimes flower, sometimes lattice, sometimes something else entirely.
What does it reveal to you?
#art #originalart #geometricart #patternplay
This isn’t a Texas plate—it’s a Philly plate with power! Steak and stuffed baked potatoes, the kind of fuel you want before kickoff. If the Birds eat like this, Dallas doesn’t stand a chance. 🦅🔥
#FlyEaglesFly #PhillyStrong #GameDayEats #BeatDallas
#FlyEaglesFly #PhillyStrong #GameDayEats #BeatDallas
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This isn’t a Texas plate—it’s a Philly plate with power! Steak and stuffed baked potatoes, the kind of fuel you want before kickoff. If the Birds eat like this, Dallas doesn’t stand a chance. 🦅🔥
#FlyEaglesFly #PhillyStrong #GameDayEats #BeatDallas
#FlyEaglesFly #PhillyStrong #GameDayEats #BeatDallas
Honored to share that A Sunset Garden is now part of the Penn Collection, on view at HUP Cedar.
May this piece bring a sense of calm, beauty, and joy to all who pass by. 🌿
#ArtForHealing #PennCollection #HUPCedar #PublicArt #WellnessThroughArt #ContemporaryArt #VioletAlexandre
May this piece bring a sense of calm, beauty, and joy to all who pass by. 🌿
#ArtForHealing #PennCollection #HUPCedar #PublicArt #WellnessThroughArt #ContemporaryArt #VioletAlexandre
August 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Honored to share that A Sunset Garden is now part of the Penn Collection, on view at HUP Cedar.
May this piece bring a sense of calm, beauty, and joy to all who pass by. 🌿
#ArtForHealing #PennCollection #HUPCedar #PublicArt #WellnessThroughArt #ContemporaryArt #VioletAlexandre
May this piece bring a sense of calm, beauty, and joy to all who pass by. 🌿
#ArtForHealing #PennCollection #HUPCedar #PublicArt #WellnessThroughArt #ContemporaryArt #VioletAlexandre
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3vEH...
#TwistOutCancer #StorytellingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer #CreativeHealing
#TwistOutCancer #StorytellingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer #CreativeHealing
July 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some stories don’t need to be fully told to be deeply felt.
A paddleboard.
A pink streak.
A child’s hand on the clippers.
A laugh where fear should be.
The piece knew where it was going.
It found its way home.
#ArtHeals #TwistOutCancer #HealingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer
A paddleboard.
A pink streak.
A child’s hand on the clippers.
A laugh where fear should be.
The piece knew where it was going.
It found its way home.
#ArtHeals #TwistOutCancer #HealingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer
July 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Some stories don’t need to be fully told to be deeply felt.
A paddleboard.
A pink streak.
A child’s hand on the clippers.
A laugh where fear should be.
The piece knew where it was going.
It found its way home.
#ArtHeals #TwistOutCancer #HealingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer
A paddleboard.
A pink streak.
A child’s hand on the clippers.
A laugh where fear should be.
The piece knew where it was going.
It found its way home.
#ArtHeals #TwistOutCancer #HealingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer
I didn’t pick up a paintbrush until the middle of the pandemic. My mom always said, we sing and we act but we don’t draw. I believed her. Then one day I thought, what if I can? 1,300 paintings later, I know the truth: you don’t need permission to begin.
#PhillyArtist #WomenWhoPaint #SelfTaughtArtist
#PhillyArtist #WomenWhoPaint #SelfTaughtArtist
July 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I didn’t pick up a paintbrush until the middle of the pandemic. My mom always said, we sing and we act but we don’t draw. I believed her. Then one day I thought, what if I can? 1,300 paintings later, I know the truth: you don’t need permission to begin.
#PhillyArtist #WomenWhoPaint #SelfTaughtArtist
#PhillyArtist #WomenWhoPaint #SelfTaughtArtist
Honored to have Echo Rapture and Golden Reverb included in Absolutely Abstract at the Philadelphia Sketch Club.
This juried exhibition features Philadelphia based artists.
Exhibition info:
www.mandaladreams.com/exhibitions/...
#AbsolutelyAbstract2025 #PhillyArt #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt
This juried exhibition features Philadelphia based artists.
Exhibition info:
www.mandaladreams.com/exhibitions/...
#AbsolutelyAbstract2025 #PhillyArt #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt
July 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Honored to have Echo Rapture and Golden Reverb included in Absolutely Abstract at the Philadelphia Sketch Club.
This juried exhibition features Philadelphia based artists.
Exhibition info:
www.mandaladreams.com/exhibitions/...
#AbsolutelyAbstract2025 #PhillyArt #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt
This juried exhibition features Philadelphia based artists.
Exhibition info:
www.mandaladreams.com/exhibitions/...
#AbsolutelyAbstract2025 #PhillyArt #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt
Don’t overcook spinach 😉. Loving my vegan delights tonight. What’s on your plate???
June 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Don’t overcook spinach 😉. Loving my vegan delights tonight. What’s on your plate???
Made a vegan, gluten-free Basbousa today.
It’s not from my culture, but it’s part of my boys’ heritage.
Learning from my mother-in-law so they can grow up with these sweet traditions, just with a little twist in our kitchen. 💛
#Basbousa #BiculturalFamily
It’s not from my culture, but it’s part of my boys’ heritage.
Learning from my mother-in-law so they can grow up with these sweet traditions, just with a little twist in our kitchen. 💛
#Basbousa #BiculturalFamily
June 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Made a vegan, gluten-free Basbousa today.
It’s not from my culture, but it’s part of my boys’ heritage.
Learning from my mother-in-law so they can grow up with these sweet traditions, just with a little twist in our kitchen. 💛
#Basbousa #BiculturalFamily
It’s not from my culture, but it’s part of my boys’ heritage.
Learning from my mother-in-law so they can grow up with these sweet traditions, just with a little twist in our kitchen. 💛
#Basbousa #BiculturalFamily
Feeling grateful, Echo Rapture & Golden Reverb were accepted into Absolutely Abstract 2025 at The Philadelphia Sketch Club.
As artists, we submit without knowing—no feedback, just trust. To be chosen by juror Kassem Amoudi? Truly humbling.
💛🖼️ #PhillyArt
As artists, we submit without knowing—no feedback, just trust. To be chosen by juror Kassem Amoudi? Truly humbling.
💛🖼️ #PhillyArt
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Feeling grateful, Echo Rapture & Golden Reverb were accepted into Absolutely Abstract 2025 at The Philadelphia Sketch Club.
As artists, we submit without knowing—no feedback, just trust. To be chosen by juror Kassem Amoudi? Truly humbling.
💛🖼️ #PhillyArt
As artists, we submit without knowing—no feedback, just trust. To be chosen by juror Kassem Amoudi? Truly humbling.
💛🖼️ #PhillyArt
Made Egyptian Macaroni Béchamel today, Christopher’s favorite from his Taita.
I don’t eat meat, dairy, or gluten, but our kids deserve to taste their culture too.
Sometimes love looks like cooking a dish you won’t eat to honor where they come from.
#MacaronaBéchamel #FamilyTraditions #TaitaLove
I don’t eat meat, dairy, or gluten, but our kids deserve to taste their culture too.
Sometimes love looks like cooking a dish you won’t eat to honor where they come from.
#MacaronaBéchamel #FamilyTraditions #TaitaLove
June 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Made Egyptian Macaroni Béchamel today, Christopher’s favorite from his Taita.
I don’t eat meat, dairy, or gluten, but our kids deserve to taste their culture too.
Sometimes love looks like cooking a dish you won’t eat to honor where they come from.
#MacaronaBéchamel #FamilyTraditions #TaitaLove
I don’t eat meat, dairy, or gluten, but our kids deserve to taste their culture too.
Sometimes love looks like cooking a dish you won’t eat to honor where they come from.
#MacaronaBéchamel #FamilyTraditions #TaitaLove
Met Michael Sikorski the day my show opened, his was closing. A quick hello turned into something much bigger.
Excited to welcome him to the Mythic Gallery family. The legend keeps growing.
#MythicGallery #ArtistAnnouncement #OwnTheLegend
Excited to welcome him to the Mythic Gallery family. The legend keeps growing.
#MythicGallery #ArtistAnnouncement #OwnTheLegend
Now representing: Michael Sikorski.
A self-taught painter based in Philadelphia, Michael blends digital precision with natural forms to create bold, layered compositions.
View his collection: mythicgallery.com/artists/mich...
#MythicGallery #OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
A self-taught painter based in Philadelphia, Michael blends digital precision with natural forms to create bold, layered compositions.
View his collection: mythicgallery.com/artists/mich...
#MythicGallery #OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
June 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Met Michael Sikorski the day my show opened, his was closing. A quick hello turned into something much bigger.
Excited to welcome him to the Mythic Gallery family. The legend keeps growing.
#MythicGallery #ArtistAnnouncement #OwnTheLegend
Excited to welcome him to the Mythic Gallery family. The legend keeps growing.
#MythicGallery #ArtistAnnouncement #OwnTheLegend
Not my usual look… and that’s exactly the point. Leaning into Euro-sleek with Aritzia cuts, crisp whites, and a new kind of confidence.
#StyleSwitch #EuropeanEdge #AritziaVibes
#StyleSwitch #EuropeanEdge #AritziaVibes
May 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Not my usual look… and that’s exactly the point. Leaning into Euro-sleek with Aritzia cuts, crisp whites, and a new kind of confidence.
#StyleSwitch #EuropeanEdge #AritziaVibes
#StyleSwitch #EuropeanEdge #AritziaVibes
Still loving this plant-based life. Made a killer dinner tonight and paired it with a White Malbec, never had one before.
Not quite white, not quite red. Light, crisp, and deep. Like it made its own rules.
#PlantBasedLiving #WineDiscovery
Not quite white, not quite red. Light, crisp, and deep. Like it made its own rules.
#PlantBasedLiving #WineDiscovery
May 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Still loving this plant-based life. Made a killer dinner tonight and paired it with a White Malbec, never had one before.
Not quite white, not quite red. Light, crisp, and deep. Like it made its own rules.
#PlantBasedLiving #WineDiscovery
Not quite white, not quite red. Light, crisp, and deep. Like it made its own rules.
#PlantBasedLiving #WineDiscovery
Ever come back to something you loved as a kid and see it differently as an adult?
I used to love coloring but never thought I could draw.
Today I colored one of my own designs. Full-circle moment.
What have you come back to lately?
#CreativeJourney #FullCircle #ColoringAsMeditation
I used to love coloring but never thought I could draw.
Today I colored one of my own designs. Full-circle moment.
What have you come back to lately?
#CreativeJourney #FullCircle #ColoringAsMeditation
May 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ever come back to something you loved as a kid and see it differently as an adult?
I used to love coloring but never thought I could draw.
Today I colored one of my own designs. Full-circle moment.
What have you come back to lately?
#CreativeJourney #FullCircle #ColoringAsMeditation
I used to love coloring but never thought I could draw.
Today I colored one of my own designs. Full-circle moment.
What have you come back to lately?
#CreativeJourney #FullCircle #ColoringAsMeditation
School was out, so we hit the movies—Lilo & Stitch with my boys.
Laughed a lot, cried a little, and soaked up every minute.
These days won’t last forever, but I’ll hold onto them as long as I can.
#OhanaMeansFamily
Laughed a lot, cried a little, and soaked up every minute.
These days won’t last forever, but I’ll hold onto them as long as I can.
#OhanaMeansFamily
May 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
School was out, so we hit the movies—Lilo & Stitch with my boys.
Laughed a lot, cried a little, and soaked up every minute.
These days won’t last forever, but I’ll hold onto them as long as I can.
#OhanaMeansFamily
Laughed a lot, cried a little, and soaked up every minute.
These days won’t last forever, but I’ll hold onto them as long as I can.
#OhanaMeansFamily
I don’t eat meat anymore—but I made lamb for the first time last night.
It’s a big part of my husband’s Egyptian culture, so I wanted to honor that.
The boys devoured it. Not a bite left.
Culture lives in food.
#FamilyDinner #CulturalHeritage #HomeCooking #Halal #EgyptianFood #FoodWithMeaning
It’s a big part of my husband’s Egyptian culture, so I wanted to honor that.
The boys devoured it. Not a bite left.
Culture lives in food.
#FamilyDinner #CulturalHeritage #HomeCooking #Halal #EgyptianFood #FoodWithMeaning
May 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I don’t eat meat anymore—but I made lamb for the first time last night.
It’s a big part of my husband’s Egyptian culture, so I wanted to honor that.
The boys devoured it. Not a bite left.
Culture lives in food.
#FamilyDinner #CulturalHeritage #HomeCooking #Halal #EgyptianFood #FoodWithMeaning
It’s a big part of my husband’s Egyptian culture, so I wanted to honor that.
The boys devoured it. Not a bite left.
Culture lives in food.
#FamilyDinner #CulturalHeritage #HomeCooking #Halal #EgyptianFood #FoodWithMeaning
Whole food plant-based dinner bliss.
Kaizen lupini rice bringing the protein + fiber.
Rebel vegan cheese hitting every nostalgic note for this former dairy lover.
Roasted veggies, marinated tofu, good wine, good life.
#PlantBasedJoy #KaizenLupiniRice #RebelCheese
Kaizen lupini rice bringing the protein + fiber.
Rebel vegan cheese hitting every nostalgic note for this former dairy lover.
Roasted veggies, marinated tofu, good wine, good life.
#PlantBasedJoy #KaizenLupiniRice #RebelCheese
May 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Whole food plant-based dinner bliss.
Kaizen lupini rice bringing the protein + fiber.
Rebel vegan cheese hitting every nostalgic note for this former dairy lover.
Roasted veggies, marinated tofu, good wine, good life.
#PlantBasedJoy #KaizenLupiniRice #RebelCheese
Kaizen lupini rice bringing the protein + fiber.
Rebel vegan cheese hitting every nostalgic note for this former dairy lover.
Roasted veggies, marinated tofu, good wine, good life.
#PlantBasedJoy #KaizenLupiniRice #RebelCheese
I remember thinking it wasn’t possible.
And then it happened…..
Many people reach 45 and they want to slow down…well I’m here to tell you I’m ramping up!
Today I launched Mythic Gallery!
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Https://www.mythicgallery.com
#FutureOfArt #ownthelegend
And then it happened…..
Many people reach 45 and they want to slow down…well I’m here to tell you I’m ramping up!
Today I launched Mythic Gallery!
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Https://www.mythicgallery.com
#FutureOfArt #ownthelegend
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I remember thinking it wasn’t possible.
And then it happened…..
Many people reach 45 and they want to slow down…well I’m here to tell you I’m ramping up!
Today I launched Mythic Gallery!
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Https://www.mythicgallery.com
#FutureOfArt #ownthelegend
And then it happened…..
Many people reach 45 and they want to slow down…well I’m here to tell you I’m ramping up!
Today I launched Mythic Gallery!
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Https://www.mythicgallery.com
#FutureOfArt #ownthelegend
I left tech to become a full-time artist and saw just how broken the art ecosystem is.
Now I’m building what I couldn’t find.
Mythic Gallery is live www.mythicgallery.com
Phase 1 starts now.
Art deserves better.
@mythicgallery.com
#OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
Now I’m building what I couldn’t find.
Mythic Gallery is live www.mythicgallery.com
Phase 1 starts now.
Art deserves better.
@mythicgallery.com
#OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I left tech to become a full-time artist and saw just how broken the art ecosystem is.
Now I’m building what I couldn’t find.
Mythic Gallery is live www.mythicgallery.com
Phase 1 starts now.
Art deserves better.
@mythicgallery.com
#OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
Now I’m building what I couldn’t find.
Mythic Gallery is live www.mythicgallery.com
Phase 1 starts now.
Art deserves better.
@mythicgallery.com
#OwnTheLegend #FutureOfArt
Ever feel like your experiences are leading you somewhere unexpected?
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how my journey through art and professional experiences intertwine, revealing a path I hadn’t fully seen before.
#CreativeJourney #ArtAndCareer #StayTuned
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how my journey through art and professional experiences intertwine, revealing a path I hadn’t fully seen before.
#CreativeJourney #ArtAndCareer #StayTuned
May 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Ever feel like your experiences are leading you somewhere unexpected?
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how my journey through art and professional experiences intertwine, revealing a path I hadn’t fully seen before.
#CreativeJourney #ArtAndCareer #StayTuned
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how my journey through art and professional experiences intertwine, revealing a path I hadn’t fully seen before.
#CreativeJourney #ArtAndCareer #StayTuned