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# Cheeky Observer

Artist Alicia McFadzean | Fine Art, Street Art, Murals, Typography | Cape Town

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## Posts

- [Hand Lettering Workshop @ The Drawing Room](https://cheekyobserver.com/hand-lettering-workshop-the-drawing-room/) - A Cheeky and Hand Lettering workshop at The Drawing Room Cafe, Cape Town. Over coffee and baked goods, we had a play with various different styles of traditional and contemporary lettering, including block, brush script, and calligraphy. It was great to have such an enthusiastic group, who weren't afraid to get experimental with all kinds of different mediums - from sponges to pens, wooden spoons to paint brushes.

## Pages

- [About](https://cheekyobserver.com/) - ABOUT Working under the moniker Cheeky Observer, Alicia McFadzean is a self-taught contemporary artist raised in Australia, now based in Cape Town. Alicia works across a variety of media to produce fine art and large scale murals. Public walls are a favourite, given her love of interacting with different communities and finding joy in creating
- [Privacy Policy](https://cheekyobserver.com/privacy/) - Privacy Policy This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services. 1. Information We Collect We collect information that you provide directly to us, such as when you create an account, make a purchase, or contact us for support. This may include your name,
- [Terms and Conditions](https://cheekyobserver.com/terms/) - Terms and Conditions Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our website and services. 1. Acceptance of Terms By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. 2. Use License Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials
- [Artwork](https://cheekyobserver.com/art/) - Loading...
- [Abstract Calligraphy](https://cheekyobserver.com/lettering-and-illustration/abstract-calligraphy/)
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- [Abstracts](https://cheekyobserver.com/art/abstracts/) - Metamorphosis Into Being æsthesis Qarrtsiluni III Qarrtsiluni II Qarrtsiluni
- [New](https://cheekyobserver.com/art/new/) - Seedling (I) Newlands Peak (Level 2) Newlands Peak (Pt. 2) Sentinels (I) Newlands Peak Another Kind of Gravity Wavescape Festival | Artboard 2022 A moon on her mind, a galaxy in her skin Reality Collapsed The Choice | Hout Bay Mural A Dreamer’s Dilemma Mini Meltdown | Pt. 2 Loading...
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- [Give Love Not Plastic](https://cheekyobserver.com/give-love-not-plastic/) - Compassion vs Consumerism December is the month we associate with celebration; with festive cheer. While work winds down, time spent at parties, family gatherings and catching up with friends ramps up. I love this time of year as much as the next person, but I am also very conscious of the cultural programming that sees
- [Objects](https://cheekyobserver.com/objects/) - Live Lettering for MIMCO ‘Mistress Elemental’Custom Objects & Packaging Cook & Archies Coffee – Limited Edition Cup DesignCustom Objects & Packaging
- [Commercial](https://cheekyobserver.com/commercial/) - Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.
- [Test Page](https://cheekyobserver.com/test-page/) - Sorry, no posts matched your criteria. AllAbstract CalligraphyAbstractsArtworkIllustrationLetteringNewCustom Objects & Packaging PASSION The Human Experience The Human Experience I adore this world, but I am also critical of it. My art practice examines the cultural forces which shape how we physically, socially and spiritually navigate through the world. My art aims to trigger imagination, inspiration, and emotion

## Portfolio

- [Seedling (I)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/seedling-i/) - Seedling (I) 60 x 70cm Mixed media on canvas 2023
- [Memento Vivere](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/memento-vivere/) - Remember that you are alive.
- [From Blood and Ash](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/from-blood-and-ash/) - Lettering design commissioned by author Jennifer L. Armentrout, for her From Blood and Ash series.
- [Memento Mori](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/memento-mori/) - The Latin phrase that reminds us of the eventuality of death.
- [Dragon Fire Matchboxes](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/dragon-fire-matchboxes/) - Dragon-themed matchbox design. Featuring quotes from Nikita Gill, Ilona Andrews and George R.R. Martin.
- [Celtic Calendar Wheel](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/celtic-calendar-wheel/)
- [Newlands Peak (Level 2)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/newlands-peak-level-2/) - Mural at Newlands Peak, Cape Town. (Level 2) A wrap-around wall approx. 24m long. The artwork is a celebration of local aquatic life in Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
- [Lost Letters (I)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/lost-letters-i/) - Acrylic on Canvas 59.4 x 84.1 cm SOLD
- [Be The Plot Twist (ii)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/urban-lettering-art/) - Be The Plot Twist (ii) Acrylic on canvas 420 x 594mm (A2)
- [Be The Plot Twist (i)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/be-the-plot-twist-i/) - Be The Plot Twist (i) Acrylic on canvas 420 x 594mm (A2) SOLD
- [I Am Magic](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/i-am-magic-abstract-lettering/) - Abstract lettering artwork.
- [Lost Letters (II)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/lost-letters-ii/) - Abstract lettering. Acrylic on Canvas 29.7 x 42 cm 2021
- [Custom Coffee Machine](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/custom-coffee-machine/) - Custom coffee machine exterior for Tribe Coffee Roasting in collaboration with Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery.
- [Second Star To The Right](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/second-star-to-the-right/) - ... And straight on til' morning... { Directions to Neverland, as provided by Peter in Disney's 1952 film 'Peter Pan' } This is my take on the famous quote.
- [Slay Those Demons](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/slay-those-demons/)
- [Monsters & Freaks](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/monsters-freaks/) - Quote from Hollow Heathens: The Book of Blackwell by Nicole Fiorina
- [The Priory of The Orange Tree](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/the-priory-of-the-orange-tree/) - Quote from Samantha Shannon's YA novel The Priory of the Orange Tree. Letter design commissioned by the The Bookish Box as part of their YA December Box.
- [Newlands Peak (Pt. 2)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/newlands-peak-pt-2/) - 2 / 2 sections of a 24m mural I completed for Rawson Developers at new their complex, Newlands Peak. Inspired by the side of Table Mountain visible from Newlands (suburb), all flora and fauna featured in the artwork also live on the mountain and surrounding areas.
- [Sentinels (I)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/sentinels-i/) - Sentinels (I) Acrylic on canvas 140 x 140cm
- [Newlands Peak](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/newlands-peak/) - 1 / 2 sections of a 24m mural I completed for Rawson Developers at new their complex, Newlands Peak. Inspired by the side of Table Mountain visible from Newlands (suburb), all flora and fauna featured in the artwork also live on the mountain and surrounding areas.
- [Awakening Brandmark](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/awakening-brandmark/) - Brandmark I designed in collaboration with the amazing team at Akcelo, as part of the overall creative they conceptualised for the Wynn Hotel’s new 360-degree theatre production, Awakening. Creative team: Ilya Aronovich, Mark Berry 3D treatment by: Vandal
- [Match Made In Hell](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/match-made-in-hell/) - Artwork inspired by a quote from Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom of the Feared.
- [I'll Be The Villain For Your](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/ill-be-the-villain-for-you-plated-prisoner/) - Words from Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series.
- [Fly Your Freak Flag](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/fly-your-freak-flag/)
- [Pixie Dust Lettering](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/neverland-pixie-dust-lettering/) - "Neverland" 2022
- [Metamorphosis](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/metamorphosis/) - Acrylic on Canvas 42.0 x 59.4cm 2020
- [Into Being](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/into-being/) - This artwork was inspired by a dreamlike state of being; that place of peace where we begin to flow in rhythm with the force outside of ourselves that we cannot see, or smell or touch. In this state, inspiration moves freely through us; a lightness of being that sends us upwards and inwards all at the same time.
- [Qarrtsiluni](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/qarrtsiluni/) - The Inuit concept of 'Qarrtsiluni' realised through colour, abstraction, shape, light and sacred geometry. Qarrtsiluni is the notion of sitting together in the darkness, waiting for something magical or creative to burst forth.
- [Qarrtsiluni II](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/qarrtsiluni-ii/) - A moment of enchanted stillness, Sitting in together in the magic dark waiting for creation to burst forth. Artworks in this series pertain to a larger creative investigation into the nuanced space that exists between light and dark. Acrylic on Canvas 100cm x 100cm 2019
- [Qarrtsiluni III](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/qarrtsiluni-iii/) - A moment of enchanted stillness, Sitting in together in the magic dark waiting for creation to burst forth. Artworks in this series pertain to a larger creative investigation into the nuanced space that exists between light and dark. Acrylic on Canvas 100cm x 100cm 2019
- [æsthesis](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/aesthesis/) - Acrylic on Canvas 90cm x 90cm 2019
- [The Choice | Hout Bay Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/the-choice-hout-bay-mural/) - A new wall in Hout Bay, Cape Town, and part of a larger initiative to raise global environmental awareness in the lead up to COP26. ‘The Choice’ serves to highlight the duality inherent in the decisions we face when it comes to plastic, waste and sustainability, both as individuals and as part of a
- [Elevate Education Interior at Office&Co. (II)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/elevate-education-interior-at-officeco-ii/) - 2/2 custom murals for Elevate Education. Office & Co. (Bree Street), Cape Town.
- [Another Kind of Gravity](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/another-kind-of-gravity/) - Another Kind of Gravity Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 140cm
- [Eclipse](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/eclipse/) - An eclipse of moths. Digital Artwork 2022
- [Chulo Artist Crew](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/chulo-artist-crew/) - T-shirt design for Chulo Creative.
- [Wavescape Festival | Artboard 2022](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/wavescape-festival-artboard-2022/) - My contribution to @wavescapesa Festival’s Artboard exhibition (9th March, 2022). This artwork is a homage to the beauty of the ocean. The colours and shapes are loosely inspired by adventures to the Great Barrier Reef, which I was lucky enough to visit a couple of times growing up in Australia. As vibrant as it was, even
- [A moon on her mind, a galaxy in her skin](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/a-moon-on-her-mind-a-galaxy-in-her-skin/) - 90 x 120xm Acrylic on canvas 2021
- [Mini Meltdown | Pt. 2](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/mini-meltdown-pt-2/) - In early May 2020, the Mini Cooper belonging to local residents in Cape Town’s suburb of Mouille Point was set alight. The vandalism was a culmination of many attempts to stop owners, Peter and Lesley Wagenaar, from providing food to homeless and vulnerable people during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than deterring the
- [Psychic Debris](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/psychic-debris/) - Psychic Debris 120cm x 120cm Mixed media on canvas 2020
- [Give Love Not Plastic (I)](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/give-love-not-plastic-i/) - Every year during the festive season, I spend a bit of my spare time creating some kind of happy design to spread holiday cheer. This year however, the happy-go-lucky vibe just wasn't cutting it for me. In light of our current climate crisis, I've chosen instead to shift my focus to how we can enjoy
- [Take The Risk](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/take-the-risk/)
- [Reality Collapsed](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/reality-collapsed/) - (... and it was beautiful) 130 x 140cm Mixed media on canvas 2021 Purchase enquires: alicia.mcfadzean@gmail.com Follow me for future artwork releases: @cheekyobserver
- ['To Be Prepared'](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/to-be-prepared-brush-lettering/) - Brush lettering commission for King James agency, Cape Town
- [Nelson Mandela Quote](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/nelson-mandela-quote/) - Brush lettering sample, 2021.
- [Warren Buffett](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/warren-buffett/) - Brush lettering / calligraphy sample. Quote by Warren Buffett.
- [A Dreamer's Dilemma](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/a-dreamers-dilemma/) - a dreamer’s dilemma wound far too tightly; snagged against the twin desires of needing to burn brighter than a star on fire, and yet remain safely invisible to the world and the searing inferno of its gaze 90 x 120cm Mixed media on canvas 2021
- [The Crown Of Gilded Bones](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/the-crown-of-gilded-bones/) - Typographic poster design inspired by The Crown Of Gilded Bones, a novel by Jennifer L. Armentrout (From Blood and Ash series). Quote from chapter 31.
- [International Public Art Festival Cape Town](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/international-public-art-festival-cape-town/) - My mural for the 2017 International Public Art Festival Cape Town (IPAFest). "Each One Teach One" is a concept which speaks to the power of education in its ability to solve so many of the world's problems. It was the philosophy the political prisoners of Robben Island lived by during their sentence in the time of apartheid in South Africa.
- [Light It Up](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/light-it-up/)
- [Life Is A Mirror](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/life-is-a-mirror/) - Calligraphy Poster Design, 2018
- [Strange The Dreamer : You're A Fairytale](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/strange-the-dreamer-youre-a-fairytale/) - Design inspired by Laini Taylor's beautiful novel, Strange The Dreamer.
- [Moments Of Strange Magic](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/moments-of-strange-magic/) - Brush Lettering Poster, 2018
- [Know Your Worth](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/know-your-worth/) - Self worth is one of the most precious things we own. Yet, it is also often the first thing that is willingly discarded in the face of fear; a program which society sang to us like a bedtime lullaby from the time we entered this world until the time we decided to wake up. Our
- [Octagon Agency Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/octagon-agency-mural/) - Octagon are a global sports and entertainment agency. The creative team based in Sydney commissioned me to design a mural for their office space. The typographic style mural focused on bringing their brand mission and core belief "Earn Attention" to life.
- ['Gees' -  Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/quagga-mural/) - Mural Commission for Quagga Shopping Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
- [Labyrinthine Moths](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/labyrinthine-moths/)
- [Through Love All Is Possible](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/through-love-all-is-possible/) - Design inspired by words from Crescent City: House of Earth & Blood, by Sarah J. Maas.
- [Passion Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/passion-mural/) - Vida is known for it’s beverages - this design visually plays on this idea through a liquid-like look and feel, flowing in and out of the word 'passion' - the value which sits at the heart of the Vida brand.
- [I Believe](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/i-believe-2/)
- [Seattle Coffee Company | Bespoke Signage](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/seattle-coffee-co-signage/) - Three custom lettering designs for Seattle Coffee Company. Located in stores across Cape Town.
- [Mini Meltdown | Pt.1](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/mini-meltdown-pt-1/) - Artwork commissioned by local not-for-profit organisation Mini Meltdown whose work focuses on providing food and relief the homeless of our local community in Sea Point, Cape Town.
- [Elevate Education Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/elevate-education-mural/) - A mural commissioned by Elevate Education. My type-centric design aims to give life to the company's core values and mission, in their work with students across five continents. I also wanted to inject a little 'magic' into the composition - having seen first hand the positive impact that Elevate has had on students from all socio-economic backgrounds, I wanted to imbue the spirit of 'extraordinary' into the piece.
- [Kismet](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/kismet/) - Kismet, like free will and choice it belongs to us and no-one else yet often unwittingly surrendered to the Ghost Writer, the construct of societal programming who whispers devilishly about the glory of normality of an unquestioning life built within an economic prism where the currency is fear Kismet, you are reclaimed with a power
- [Be | Phlo EP Cover](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/be-phlo-ep-cover/) - Album cover artwork for Phlo's 2020 song, 'Be'.
- [Calligraphy Alphabet](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/calligraphy-alphabet/) - Calligraphy poster design. Available for purchase here.
- [Infinite](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/infinite-2/) - Brush lettering poster design.
- [What's Next](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/whats-next/) - Commissioned Poster Design, 2019
- [Chrysalis | Sea Point Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/chrysalis-sea-point-mural/) - Chrysalis Mural @ Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town, South Africa This artwork draws upon the symbolism of the butterfly, as a creature that embraces a time of self contained darkness in order to transmute and evolve into something far more exquisite. A caterpillar goes into its cocoon with grace and knowing. We, humanity, have
- [Evocation](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/evocation/) - Acrylic on board 137cm x 91.5cm 2017
- [I See You](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/africa-inspired-mural-cape-town/) - A private mural commission, Cape Town, South Africa.
- [The Twilight Zone](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/the-twilight-zone-mural/) - This piece was a reflection on the the place between sleeping and waking, (hypnagogia / hypnopompia), or as I call it, the twilight zone. Created using aerosols and calligraphy markers. Wall size: 7m x 2.2m
- [Vida E Caffè](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/vida-e-caffe-mural/) - Custom mural for Vida E Caffè, N'dabeni, Cape Town
- [Bourke & Hare Cafe Interior](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/bourke-hare-murals-sydney/) - Two new walls design for Bourke & Hare, a new cafe space located in Mascot, Sydney.
- [Calligraphy Alphabet](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/blackletter-calligraphy-alphabet/)
- [Cook & Archies Coffee - Limited Edition Cup Design](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/cook-archies-coffee-cup-design/) - I wanted to create a coffee cup design for Cook & Archies which reflected the aesthetic of the cafe.
- [Live Lettering for MIMCO 'Mistress Elemental'](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/live-lettering-for-mimco-mistress-elemental-launch-cape-town/) - For the season launch of MIMCO's new range 'Mistress Elemental', the brand in collaboration with local PR agency Conversation Capital hosted a magical shopper event at the MIMCO boutique store in Cape Town. I was commissioned to hand letter customer's initials on MIMCO card wallets live at the event.
- [Inospace Mural](https://cheekyobserver.com/portfolio_page/inospace-mural/) - Mural commission for a new Inospace (creative hub) in Ndabeni, Cape Town.

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- [Reality Collapsed | Limited Edition Print](https://cheekyobserver.com/product/reality-collapsed-print/) - (Prices are in $USD) 310gsm German Etching paper from Hanhemuehle Size: Approx. 110cm x 100cm Comes with a 2cm x 2cm border Limited Edition (of 10) Unframed

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