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"Human Design has given me a deeper level of self trust. The spaces I worked in deeply reflect the peace that trust has brought to my life."
- Margaret Lipsey
Listen to our interview with Margaret
Margaret Lipsey is a Montreal based abstract artist whose paintings explore emotional resonance through intuitive movement and colour. Her collections, including Serenity, Borders Not Limits, and Emergence, hold a quiet kind of honesty that softens a room the moment you walk in. Margaret is one of our featured artists at La Maison Ralia, with prints from her body of work installed across nine spaces in the building, from APT 1, where she is the lead Activator, to anchor moments in APT 2, APT 4, and permanent installations in both stairwells and our cafe bathroom. Her artwork was the first to enter the building, and in many ways it set the emotional tone for everything else that has followed.
Experience Margaret's Digital Activation
Margaret's emotional intelligence translates beautifully into a digital space. Her activations pair with the in-room experience and let you sit with her work from anywhere, before you arrive or long after you leave.
Experience Margaret's Activation 1
Experience Margaret's Activation 2
Quick Links
Human Design Profile: Manifesting Generator
Best way to connect with Margaret: @margaretlipseyart on Instagram
Best way to follow her work: margaretlipsey.com — the prints featured at La Maison Ralia are available directly through her website, along with the originals.
Featured prints at La Maison Ralia:
• Gathering Power — APT 1, Room 101 — view
• The Point of the Mountain — APT 2, Room 102 — view
• In Search of Spring — APT 2, Room 102 — view
• Hypotheticals — APT 2, Room 105 — view
• Embrace the Change — APT 4, Room 203 — view
• Everything Fell Into Place — APT 4, Room 204
• Look to the Sky — APT 4 stairwell — view
• Watercolor Forms — Door 2 stairwell
• Additional prints — Door 1 stairwell
Mini Tipi Blanket Choice: River, featured in Margaret's room (APT 1, Room 101). Every room at La Maison Ralia is layered with a Mini Tipi blanket because we believe in furnishing our hotel through Canadian makers who carry meaning into their craft. Mini Tipi is a women-led, Indigenous owned company whose blankets tell stories rooted in this land, and each Activator chose the one that resonated with them. When you wrap yourself in one, you are holding a piece of that story too.
Room designed by Florence Charron of Indee Design. Every room at La Maison Ralia was designed by Florence, whose vision holds the architectural and sensory through line that runs across the entire building.
About the Activator Program
The Activator Program is the heart of what makes a stay at La Maison Ralia different. Every room in our hotel has been designed by Montreal's own Florence Charron of Indee Design, then handed over to a local Activator, a Montrealer whose work, energy, and story shape the soul of the space. Each Activator walked their own Human Design journey to arrive at the decisions they made for their room, so when you stay with us, you are not just sleeping in beautiful surroundings, you are stepping into a curated expression of a real person, their craft, and their gifts to this city.
We chose this model because we believe regenerative hospitality starts with relationship. Featuring Montreal makers, healers, designers, and founders inside our walls is how we keep the local economy circulating, invite guests into genuine connection, and honour the philosophy that has shaped Ralia from day one: we are inviting you to the table. Explore the rest of our Activator blogs to meet the Montrealers behind each room, and discover the businesses we want you to fall in love with too.