Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing 36x48 Acrylic on Canvas Please email luciebause@gmail.com for purchasing

I have been inspired by the Japanese practice of “shinrin-yoku”, “Forest Bathing”, or spending time in the forest for wellbeing, since I first heard about it. I learned more about the practice and created this large Forest Bathing inspired painting. It reminds me of the time I spent wandering in the forest and observing the dappled light filtered through the trees. I made it to feel meditative and peaceful, alive and luminous, as I do when I connect with Nature. I created it as a feature piece for fellow Nature lover(s) to enjoy in their home or office.

Canada 150 Temporary Land Art Project

Mineside Trail Temporary Public Art 

Four local artists will be exhibiting their temporary art installations in West Canmore Park along the Mineside Trail.  These nature friendly temporary art installations will be free to enjoy from August 4th to October 16, 2017. This incredible exhibition of local talent will stimulate dialogue and new ways of thinking about neighbourhoods and the public realm, inspire local artists and the community as well as cultivate future public artist and audiences.

My piece is called "Centred"

I created a large-scale mandala-inspired interactive sculpture using natural found materials from the park including pine cones, sticks and river stones. My hope is that the viewers experience is contemplative, a feeling of being embraced by the circle design and the intentional arrangement of the natural materials and being surrounded by the nature of the park.

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Day 1
Collecting and laying out the rock outline of the design, along with filling in the heart centrepiece



Day 2
Collecting more pine cones and sticks to complete the inner circle, and developing the circular pathway





Day 2
Gathering more sticks and stones and pinecones to keep filling in the second circle of the design and defining the path.



Day 3
More and more sticks and stones to complete the third circle and fully define the pathway for viewers and participants to experience and enjoy.






Day 3
Smoky summer day in July. Finished piece 40x40ft circle.
Thank-you Town of Canmore for this exciting opportunity and to volunteers to helped collect materials for this large-scale temporary installation.






Oct 8- Notice the path has been very well used over the past 2 months and the design has maintained its integrity!



Enjoying the heart centre on a clear autumn day.

PORTALXII: Art Installation

It is finished...!

What a great opportunity and experience to plan and execute the installation of my first public art project! The unveiling of PORTALXII sculpture is today Friday, June 17 at 5:30-7:30PM.
Please come by if you can...

The tradition of "place marking" is simple, universal and timeless. This meaningful global human legacy includes inscribing the landscape to signify the relationship and use of the environment. Standing Stones, employed as significant place-marking vehicles, are seen in both pre-historical and modern time frames, and their purposes range from spiritual to navigational. PORTALXII design integrates three established place-marking traditions: Stone Rings of the British Isles, Inukshuk of the Arctic region, and Standing Stones of the Japanese Zen Garden. The arrangement of the standing stones of PORTALXII is designed in a spiral shape (helix) which references patterns in nature and also invites physical interaction.

PORTALXII features unique, hand-picked, locally quarried Rundle Rock from Kamenka Quarry to specifically reference Canmore's unique community and history, while also honoring the universal human need for place-marking to communicate a sense of place and relationship to the environment. This design is an engaging testament to the relationship between Canmore residents, community and environment, and offers an experience to contemplate our place within the context of human history.