Mathieu Levesque’s Puzzle

Saturday was one of those days where I felt hyper in-tune with my love for the art world. I spent the day passionately discussing art with a like-minded client, and finished off at Galerie Trois Points, housed on the fifth floor of the Belgo Building. I’ve said this before: I have nothing but love for the Trois Points owners, their artists and now, especially Mathieu Levesque’s Puzzle...

Jonah Lehrer wrote in his book Imagine “You know an idea has promise when it seems obvious in retrospect.” This is exactly how I felt towards Levesque’s sprayed enamel on wood. His pieces (call them painting, sculpture, installation, architectural prototypes... all rolled into one) redefine the notions of painting and art. With this exhibition, Mathieu Levesque completes his Master’s degree in visual arts and media art at UQAM. If you are in Montreal, I encourage you to head over to Galerie Trois Points; the show is up until December 15^th.

 

 

Now... I must really get ready... the lovely Danina awaits me for a girly lunch at Holts!

Happy weekend!

 

 

 

Weekend Snapshots

Don’t Saturday and Sunday feel so far away already? Monday has a mysterious effect, capable of crushing our spirit. (See? That’s the Monday effect. It makes us overly dramatic...) That being said, my weekend was absolutely lovely, filled with great activities such as brunch with MC, a hint of shopping, some blogging, fun dinners with friends, and possibly a little wine.

Here are a few snapshots:

1. New purchases: More stripes, H&M pizzazz & Marie Claire’s September issue (P.S. I’m feeling a little sad about Miley’s new hair-chop...) / 2. Beets! Hubs and I cooked yellow beets for the first time. Delish! / 3. Simple Sunday breakfast / 4. Spring cleaning... A few precious souvenirs were stored under a lovely glass dome / 5. Beets again. But this time as a salad! Seriously: how pretty are they? / 6. Street art at the corner of Rachel and St-Denis.

 

I’d love to hear what you were up to this weekend!

 

Birthday Extravaganza

Well my dears, in but a few hours, I will no longer be in my twenties. And you know what? That’s A-okay. My birthday party was a wonderful success ...and I was spoiled rotten! Balloons, cupcakes with my picture printed on them, a full dance floor, way too much food, and best of all: being surrounded by a fantastic group of friends. It doesn’t get better than that, does it? Oh, but when your friends get together to buy you a Kate Spade camel clutch and your loving husband puts a Michael Kors watch on your wrist: it does!!!

1. As mentioned on my Facebook page, I sported Ciaté’s caviar nails on Saturday night. Lots of work: yes. Worth it? Umm... I would recommend going to this trouble for a day event. At night, it’s not so obvious how cool they are. After my morning shower, they were ruined. / 2. My Kate Spade beauty (Thank you to my wonderful and crazy-generous girlfriends: the Kikster, D girl, AJ, MC, Isabelle, Keren, Mel, Nicole, Carole, Suzanne, Julia and Amélie, xoxoxo) / 3. A gift from Hubs. I love you, for all of time / 4. Sunday afternoon nails – to match my birthday outfit tomorrow!

Happy Fourth of July!

Nothing screams summer like a little red, white and blue! Although I am not doing anything special on this American holiday, Hubs and I overloaded on fun activities for Canada Day. We went to the Star Wars exhibit at the Science Center (yes, we are Geek Chic), had fun biking through the Old Port, went swimming (finally, we are milk white instead of vampire white) and had supper with friends. How about you?

1. Beck Sonder Gaard blue lightning star print silk scarf / 2. Thakoon Cropped Cardigan / 3. Kate Spade iPhone Case / 4. Current/Elliott Stiletto low-rise skinny jeans / 5. Red Star Recycled Sail Bag from Sea Bags / 6. Kate Spade Penny Wedge Sandal in red leather / 7. Juicy Couture Shorts

Seeing these red shoes by Kate Spade makes me think of this lovely piece by Christina Coleman:

Christina Coleman
Série vêtement #53 (2004)  

Mix-media on paper
21 x 18 inches

To my Southern neighbors, I wish you a very happy and safe holiday! 

Camping in Style (ya, right)

We Quebecers have been lucky with long weekends. We celebrated our national holiday last week, and now Canada Day. Long weekend galore! Can I hear a woot woot? It seems as though every lunch break has been spent talking about what we’ll be doing with this blessed day off. Strange how we feel like we can do so little on Saturday and Sunday – but add a Monday to the mix and the world seems endless with possibilities. From what I’ve been hearing, the thing to do is go camping. Eek: I am not a camping-chick. Why would I want to sleep in a bag? Why would I want to be in such close contact to mosquitoes? Why would I want to pee with a flashlight? Why would I want to eat three days worth of hot dogs? OK... so the hot dogs are a bad example... because really, that could win me over.  Nonetheless, I want to prove to you that I am versatile and open minded, so here is my homage to you campers: your very own PartyMixTape Camping Post.

Old Navy Womens Lightweight Camp Shirts / Ray-Ban Classic Aviator Sunglasses / Barneys New York Regimental Stripe Folding Umbrella / Forever 21 straw hat / Fyrkat Charcoal Picnic Grill / Missoni Printed bandeau bikini / Hunter boots / Bring a book! ...and pants... and bug repellent!

Happy Canada Day to all of you! And happy Fourth of July to our southern neighbours!

Hot Nail Polish Trend

I have gone overboard with my love for blue nail polish. Any brand, any shade, any day: I’m digging it. As an art consultant, I have many liberties regarding my fashion statements, so blue nails are perfectly acceptable at the office. Lucky me! Have you been rocking this trend? Do you have a favourite nail polish brand or colour? If so, please do share!

Wearing Essie’s Mint Candy Apple

Above: NARS, Kutki / Ciaté, Skinny Jeans / Dior, St-Tropez / Essie, Bikini so Teeny / Chanel, Coco Blue / Illamasqua, Force.  On this long weekend celebrating Quebec’s National Holiday, I’d say blue is the perfect choice! Happy weekend!

Life According to my Pinterest

What a beautiful day! Don’t you just love the beginning of summer? This month, according to my Pinterest, I’ve been craving all shades of tropical blue. (Talking about blue, I wanted to give a shout out to fellow Montreal blogger, Danina, who rocked a bluey-minty outfit this week. Check it out by clicking HERE!)

Do you have any fun plans this weekend? Hubby and I are looking forward to spending some quality time with our baby niece. She arrived with her mom and dad last night. She’s just a-do-ra-ble! I’ll tell you all about it on Monday, I’m sure! Cheers, Emily xo

Check out May’s edition of Life According to my Pinterest.

Movie Date & Brunch at Accords

This weekend was quite busy with work. But don’t worry: I had time for dinner and a movie with Hubby. (We saw sci-fi movie Prometheus... man, am I a good wife!) I also indulged in some shopping (yay, new flowered pants from Zara’s), spent some quiet time reading and of course, enjoyed my classic brunch-date with MC (for which I dressed up in my new pants, and Isabelle May bracelets).

This weekend, MC and I followed Zurbaines’ suggestion and reserved at Accords, one of Old Montreal’s new hip restaurants. First and foremost, let me tell you that both the terrace and the latte were to die for. Heaven! As you can see, the presentation of the food was exquisite. But would I recommend it for brunch? Well... not if you like traditional eggs and potatoes. My strawberry French toast with basil sorbet was certainly impressive, but I guess my tastes for brunch are a bit more primitive. That being said, I will definitely be going back to try Accords, but next time I’ll reserve for supper. After all, their claim to fame is their impressive wine cellar; and from what I saw, it’s a definite must-try! Hope you had a happy weekend!

Recap

1. Wearing my favourite green pants / 2. After Sue’s wedding / 3. H&M and Spike the Punch bling / 4. Isabelle May Jewelry / 5. Admiring Montreal after hiking up Mont-Royal with Hubby (The highlight was our GSP spotting! So cool! It definitely made Hubs want to take more walks with me...) / 6. My Zara dress and bright Cambon lips / 7. Feeding my addiction: Red Velvet cake... eaten before I had time to put the icing on it. BTW: it’s on a clear glass plate... no, I do not leave my food on the counter... / 8. Action or Turquoise and Caicos? / 9. Bejeweled for date night.

Big Day x 2

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It all started on Friday night with champagne, a manicure and doughnuts. Sue, Isa and I had all the fixings for our slumber party. The next morning, we woke up early, unable to sleep any longer and ready to meet the hairdresser and makeup artist. Soon, it was time to watch Sue walk down the aisle where she married a wonderful man, and a great friend of mine, Stéphane. It was a fantastic ceremony, followed by an epic reception. My legs still ache from six straight hours of dancing! ...To think that I had my first sleepover at Sue and Isa’s when I was seven years old. Time flies! What an honour it is to be part of it all.

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Today is Mel’s wedding day. Just a few hours ago, she walked down the beach to say I do to her now-husband Jonathan. I wish I had sand between my toes at this moment – and I wish I could tell her in person how beautiful she is on this special day. I can’t wait to see the pictures! 

Weekend Uniform & Stikki Peaches

I am a creature of habit. Since Hubby is often hard at work on the weekend, MC and I have begun a tradition of brunching on Saturdays. We have our routine: MC chooses an up and coming restaurant and after, we walk around the city. With time, we have come to realized that we both have a "weekend uniform." Hers involves several layers, always a gorgeous scarf, an oversized carry bag and recently, her favourite Orange Flip lipstick. Mine is the following: 

A striped top; this one is H&M / I am obsessed with this H&M necklace. I can’t believe I hesitated to purchase it / A pair of Ralph Lauren sunglasses / Dark skinny Miss Sixty jeans / My favourite floral scarf found at Zara’s / Smashbox’s Melondrama lipstick (last seen here) / Essie’s new colour Action / A pair of Michael Kors flats (because I’m cool but I also enjoy being comfortable) / A great purse. This one is Michael Kors’ Bedford textured-leather tote.

Last weekend, we brunched at Le Pourvoyeur, and I swear to you, they have the best latte I have ever tasted. We then walked through Montreal’s Little Italy, hunting for wheat paste graffiti by the anonymous street artist Stikki Peaches. Here are a few pics:

Word on the street is Station 16 will soon be working with Stikki Peaches to create a limited edition print – so stay tuned!

TGIF

It’s Friday! How great is that? I’m pumped for this weekend as my dear friend D is coming to town and we are off to yet another bachelorette! Par-tay! It shall be a fun-filled weekend. What are you up to?

On a side note, I’m sure you were impressed by yesterday’s guest post by The Yummy Pixel (how talented is she? Profiteroles with Mango Mojito Sauce? Come on! How many people can whip that up?). If you would be interested in guest posting for PartyMixTape, or if you know of an awesome artist, designer or blogger who would like to be interviewed, please contact me via partymixtape@gmail.com.

Happy Friday!

E.

Weekend plans

It’s Friday night! Woot! Woot! I just spent a wonderful evening eating sushi and shopping for makeup with my good friend, ze-bride-to-be-Mel. (Oh, don’t worry; I’ll say more about that soon!) I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a while, not only because of my date with Mel, but also because my absolute favourite art fair is taking place in Montreal. PAPIER12 showcases art on paper in a variety of different forms: prints, drawings, sculptures, etc. The Montreal art scene is literally buzzing with excitement! Stay tuned: I’ll let you know my top three artists on Sunday!

Hope to see you there!

Kiss me, I’m Irish!

Nah… I’m not. But on Saint-Patty’s Day, we all pretend to be Irish as we drink green beer and tattoo clover leaves on our cheeks. Good times. Did you know that Montreal has one of the longest-running Saint-Patrick’s parades in North America? We’ve been partying it up since 1824. A city after my own heart! Will you be wearing green this weekend?

If I’m dressing in green, I’m doing it in style: 1. Mui Mui / 2. Chloe /3. DVF / 4. Deborah Lippmann, Mermaid Dreams / 5. Valentino / 6. Angelina-Jolie-French drop earrings / 7. Prada / 8. Chanel, Jade / 9. JCrew / 10. H&M / 11. Marc by Marc Jacobs (A-DO-RA-BLE)

Weekend Plans

I’m particularly excited about this weekend as I plan on doing a whole lot o’nothing! My plans include a chick flick with my buddy MC and some spring cleaning. (Hubby is nervous, as I’ve threatened to clean out his closet.) Maybe I’ll add a brunch to this mix, and maybe a manicure in some bright colour, oh, and some shopping since Bedo just came out with its spring collection, and... you see? This is how nothing turns into so much more! Happy weekend to you & keep up with those positive spring-y vibes!

Alice + Olivia Claire Maxi Dress (recently sold out at Northstorm) & bright peonies found on Pinterest (P.S. How much do you love Pinterest? Follow us!)