Artist. Writer. Creative Person.

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“Julie Laurin is an extremely talented artist whose photos are evocative, stunning and brilliantly capture the essence of her subjects. Her work has great integrity and she’s a wonderfully warm and generous person to boot. So happy with her and her work.”

– Alix Sideris (Actor/Director)

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What i do

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Writing

I write about various topics related to the arts, science and society.

Art

I create stunning images for artistic and promotional purposes.

Creative Content

I work on various creative projects, including podcasts, ad campaigns and video production.

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The online world feels so fake.

by | March 9, 2022 | Musings About Life | 0 Comments

One of the challenges of working in the marketing world is the feeling that you’re part of a group of people that make the online world less interesting. Everything feels so fake now that every social network, and every search result is gamed and engineered by...
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Don’t wait for an invitation.

by | March 9, 2022 | Musings About Life | 0 Comments

A scientist once asked me why I had created a Twitch account to stream the microscopic world. I told him that it didn't exist when I went out looking for it, so I decided to just create my own stream. He surprised me by saying that he'd never have created something...
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Doing vs thinking

by | March 1, 2022 | Musings About Life | 0 Comments

How do we balance thinking about doing things vs actually getting them done? I have experimented with all sorts of ways of doing things. From thinking about an idea for years, to just jumping into a massive project without a plan. Both, as you can imagine, are futile...
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A year later: an overview

by | February 24, 2022 | Musings About Life | 2 Comments

It's been a year since I incorporated my company, Yippee Ki Yay. So much has changed since then. I had first intended to offer marketing services, but then, I started landing contracts to do tech work. I spent the summer teaching myself some Javascript, and React. I...
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The next innovation is in healthcare.

by | January 10, 2022 | Musings About Life | 4 Comments

If there's one industry problem I've always wanted to tackle, it's the problem of booking appointments, and filling out your health profile with your provider, online. As it stands, almost every provider I've dealt with in Canada has their own system. If you're a...
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“You never stick with stuff!”

by | November 24, 2021 | Musings About Life | 2 Comments

I'm gonna address an elephant in the room here, which is that I have the reputation for never "sticking with stuff" when it comes to personal projects (there's a huge distinction between 'personal' and 'professional', so read on). I've started a million personal...
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What I learned from my visit to the Island.

by | October 5, 2021 | Musings About Life | 0 Comments

There has to be a word for what I’m feeling right now, a quasi-depressed state for having returned to the city after having spent over a week in the wilderness, near the ocean, on Prince Edward Island. Due to time constraints, we chose to fly there and back. Usually,...
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Execution is more important than ideas

by | August 22, 2021 | Musings About Life, The World of Work | 0 Comments

Here's what I've learned over time: your idea doesn't matter. There are plenty of people with good ideas. There are very few people who can actually properly execute those ideas. It's the execution that matters the most. There. That's it. That's the golden rule. Of...
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My dream life, after 50.

by | June 8, 2021 | Musings About Life | 0 Comments

I think about it a lot, what I want my life to be like after 50. I picked that age randomly, as a way to give myself enough time to get what I'm after. When I was younger, I imagined what life would be like, but I didn't always chase after it. Now, I live a life...
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Bring me a battle.

by | May 2, 2021 | Musings About Life | 1 Comment

I was recently interviewed on a Twitch stream, where I was asked, a few times, about how I perceive failure. It's something I hadn't really thought about, probably because I stopped worrying about failure many years ago. During the interview, I was trying to figure...
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I want to write about science

by | September 23, 2019 | News & Updates | 0 Comments

My interests have always worked in phases.  Some have lasted longer than others, but on average, I take up one or two new interests per year and they usually last between six months to several years.  I’ve not really been able to sustain one single interest...
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A new year

by | September 9, 2019 | News & Updates | 0 Comments

In January 2019, I took a month off from social media. Still trying to find my place in this new digital landscape, I decided to just explore "real life" instead. And it was refreshing. I read books again. I painted. I went outside more. I slept better. My mood...
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For the love of a microscope

by | October 8, 2019 | Art, Musings About Life | 0 Comments

I bought a microscope a few weeks ago.  It has changed my world. I’ve been trying to write an article on this topic for a few nights now, but I’m struggling with it.  The truth is, I’m having a hard time describing in words what this experience has been...
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Do things the wrong way

by | November 19, 2019 | Art | 0 Comments

As I delve further into the microscopic world, I’m discovering some interesting parallels between playing with my microscope and playing with my camera.  I’ve always been a photographer who wanted to know as little as possible about the technical side of things...
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Artists don’t stop.

by | August 28, 2020 | Art, Musings About Life | 0 Comments

They wait, or they repress. But once born an artist, you're always an artist. This is a personal story. Music has always been a trigger for me. "Trigger", these days, has a negative connotation. But, in my case, music has always triggered a deep desire to create....
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How to find your voice

by | August 30, 2020 | Art, Musings About Life | 0 Comments

If there's one thing that runs true through all of the interviews, and all of the conversations I've had with artists throughout the years, it's this: you're not gonna get anywhere by becoming a carbon copy of somebody else. You have to find that "thing" that makes...
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An artist should act, and fail.

by | July 29, 2021 | Art | 0 Comments

We have made three major cultural mistakes in Canada. We've elevated conceptual art in our schools, and in our museums (where the artist's concept of a piece is more important than the finished piece itself). We've created an unbalanced expectation that our youth...
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what i’M WORKING ON:

 

A Tiny World: website and podcast.

Exploring the microscopic world all around us, with a particular interest in freshwater specimens.

A Silly World: website and podcast.

Interviews with interesting strangers, artists, carpenters, scientists, nurses, teachers, inspectors, pilots and astronauts.

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