Empathic Artist & Trauma Informed Educator To learn more visit www.experienceempathy.org To buy my artwork www.mandaladreams.com All me at www.violetalexandre.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3mi35qd7bzc2bThis was supposed to be just pasta. Used AI, deglazed the pan, added lemon + fresh herbs… and suddenly my kids were like “wait, this is REALLY good” 🍝 AI is how I’m leveling up in real life. Are you using it yet? #AI #WomenInAI #StartupLife #WorkingMom #BuildInPublic #AIForLife27 Mar 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi35qd7bzc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m74ka4ok5k2cAdded a few new paintings to Bacchus Market today. This place always feels like a little pocket of magic, and I’m grateful they let my art live there for a while. #phillyart #localartist #bacchusmarket #creativecommunity #artinphilly #phillycreatives #artistlife03 Dec 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74ka4ok5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m6fxdw676k2dGot to revisit photos from Brushes With Cancer, including the moment I met my inspiration Tina and she saw the piece I created from her journey. Grateful for this connection, this community, and the power of art to hold stories. 💗✨ #BrushesWithCancer #TwistOutCancer #ArtHeals #CancerCommunity24 Nov 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fxdw676k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m66fflmkzk2vSubmitted to two calls today: the Philadelphia Sketch Club’s Works on Paper show and Frameworks Studio’s Small Works exhibition. Every time I hit “submit,” I turn into a superstitious gremlin crossing fingers, toes, and paintbrushes. #ArtistLife #ArtSubmission #JuriedShow #PhillyArtist21 Nov 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66fflmkzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m5zbudqgdc2oJapan week on our Culinary Tour brought a cozy bowl of Gyudon to the table tonight. Simple, savory, and so good (as per my boys, as you know I’m vegan, lol). #CulinaryTour #JapanWeek #Gyudon #HomeCooking #FoodJourney #GlobalFlavors #KitchenAdventures #FamilyTable #FoodMagic #DoubleYolkLuck19 Nov 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zbudqgdc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m5rszfqzik2fI’ve been sitting with big questions lately. They found their way onto the side of this piece, a small contrast to the beauty in the center. #art #abstractart #artistsoninstagram #creativeexpression #phillyartist #modernart #artstudio #artoncanvas #emotionalart #mentalhealthart #makersmovement16 Nov 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rszfqzik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m5faxc7mp22oNine 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 #FoodAdventure11 Nov 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5faxc7mp22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m2xasmcz722gBlown 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 #ArtistsForArtists11 Oct 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2xasmcz722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m2pndrpy322kWent 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 #ContemporaryArt08 Oct 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pndrpy322khttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m2i4n2ynw224I’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 🧵05 Oct 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2i4n2ynw224https://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3m2czzpr5pk2xA 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 #patternplay03 Oct 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2czzpr5pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3ly24jvryvs2nThis 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 #BeatDallas04 Sep 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly24jvryvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lvtrlpadv22bHonored 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 #VioletAlexandre07 Aug 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtrlpadv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3luschjlc622v🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vEHbacjWydtNlgDUgbshy?si=WqogDfGITIudIX0ftEywsQ #TwistOutCancer #StorytellingThroughArt #MetastaticBreastCancer #CreativeHealing25 Jul 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luschjlc622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lulkpyusqk2dSome 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 #MetastaticBreastCancer22 Jul 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lulkpyusqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lugfnicksc2rI 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 #SelfTaughtArtist20 Jul 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugfnicksc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3ltuunz4nsk2cHonored 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: https://www.mandaladreams.com/exhibitions/absolutely-abstract-2025-exhbition #AbsolutelyAbstract2025 #PhillyArt #AbstractPainting #ContemporaryArt13 Jul 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltuunz4nsk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lsk73eosis2rDon’t overcook spinach 😉. Loving my vegan delights tonight. What’s on your plate???26 Jun 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsk73eosis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3ls32mo5mak2rMade 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 #BiculturalFamily20 Jun 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls32mo5mak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lrvzswx72k23Feeling 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. 💛🖼️ #PhillyArt18 Jun 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvzswx72k23https://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lrbspcax3k2hMade 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 #TaitaLove10 Jun 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbspcax3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lr74nnumes2gMet 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr74nnumes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lqiqv2zda22fNot 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 #AritziaVibes31 May 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqiqv2zda22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lqbbgtltm222Still 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 #WineDiscovery28 May 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbbgtltm222https://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lq6o3hfuas2aEver 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 #ColoringAsMeditation27 May 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6o3hfuas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lq467p7mms26School 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. #OhanaMeansFamily26 May 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq467p7mms26https://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lpzo252e4k2hI 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 #FoodWithMeaning25 May 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzo252e4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lpungs4tls25Whole 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 #RebelCheese23 May 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpungs4tls25https://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lpkojbrxps2aI 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 #ownthelegend19 May 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpkojbrxps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/violetalexandre.bsky.social/post/3lpk4gnyqq22dI 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 #FutureOfArt19 May 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:awdp6lsvjdwqmjsxjqib2jjd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpk4gnyqq22d