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...
by Louise Lalande | Aug 26, 2018 | About Louise, Creative Process
Assuming you could have ANY kind of wellness centre in Ottawa, what would it be? With no worries about money, location, time, planning, scheduling, what would you build? Would there be any special healing practitioners or unique features? Would it be online, or made...
by Louise Lalande | May 25, 2015 | About Louise, Art, Art for Health, Creative Process, Painting
I strongly believe that art, in its multiple forms, is a keystone to creating healthy lives and communities. I have loved making art since I was a little girl. Inspired by nature, my paintings and pottery express feelings of aliveness, visceral tactility, and...
by Louise Lalande | May 11, 2015 | About Louise, Creative Process, Lighting Design
I understand light as an integral part of how we see and, more importantly, how we perceive our world. Darkness is much more than the absence of light: it’s an entire universe of concealed form. So when light emerges, it brings form out of that darkness, having...
