by Louise Lalande | Oct 26, 2021 | About Louise, Art, Art for Health, Creativity, Happiness, Painting, Wellness
“Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” — Kurt...
by Louise Lalande | Oct 26, 2021 | About Louise, Art, Art for Health, Gratitude, Painting, Wellness
We all share something in common, the energy that flows through us, individually as well as universally. This energy is almost indescribable since it isn’t as clear to our senses, but it is real. Energy is as difficult to explain as trying to describe colour to a...
by Louise Lalande | Oct 25, 2021 | About Louise, arPlay, Art for Health, Creativity, Happiness, Mandalas, Mental Health, Wellness
I don’t exactly remember how I came to love mandalas so much, or when I first started my love affair with mandalas. What I do know with great certainty is that they help to heal great pain, bring peace to life, and impress the power of their beauty in our hearts. Once...
by Louise Lalande | Oct 25, 2021 | About Louise, arPlay, Art for Health, Brain, Creative Process, Gratitude, Happiness, Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga
What makes your heart sing? What brings a big fat smile to your face? Remember the last time you noticed being happy? Are you happy? What is being happy? Is it related to euphoria, ecstasy, contentment, calm, peace, light-heartedness? Recently pondering these...
by Louise Lalande | Oct 25, 2021 | About Louise, Creative Process, Creativity, Design, Presentations, Sacred Geometry
Pecha Kucha means “chit chat” in Japanese. It’s a creative storytelling presentation format in which 20 chosen images are shown for 20 seconds each. In other words, you’ve got just under 7 minutes to tell your story, with visuals guiding the way....
by Louise Lalande | Oct 25, 2021 | About Louise, arPlay, Art, Art for Health, Creative Process, Creativity
Creativity can be celebrated as a way to nurture connection, foster self-awareness and personal expansion in a grounded, pleasurable way. Creating art can be playful, relaxing and revitalizing – especially when we intentionally take the seriousness and need for...
