Why Water Matters: Protecting What Connects Us All
BE WATER, MY FRIEND
5 Ways to Protect Water — and Why It Matters
Water sustains us, shapes us, and inspires us. Yet, we often forget how fragile this life-giving element truly is. Whether through daily rituals or conscious consumer choices, each of us has the power to protect the oceans, lakes, and rivers we so deeply rely on.
At La Maison Belle, we believe that beauty and responsibility belong together. Below are five meaningful ways you can protect water — beginning at home, and flowing outward.
1. Choose Reusables: Small Swaps, Big Impact
The Problem: Over 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans every year. Much of it comes from single-use items like water bottles, packaging, and bags — used for minutes, yet lasting centuries.
🌿 Start here: Carry a reusable water bottle. Use refillable containers for your coffee, lunch, or beauty products. Swap plastic wrap for beeswax sheets. These are small changes that add up quickly — especially when adopted collectively.
➳ At La Maison Belle, even our art frames are crafted from recycled plastic bottles — repurposing what would otherwise become waste into timeless décor.
2. Support Brands That Protect Water
The Problem: Many manufacturing processes — including traditional art production — generate pollution, rely on non-renewable resources, and send waste into waterways.
🌱 Choose better: Shop with companies that are transparent about their environmental efforts, use sustainable materials, and give back to ocean conservation.
➳ At La Maison Belle, we use water-based inks and 100% recycled materials for our prints, cards, and frames — and we go further. Every purchase helps fund ocean plastic removal, turning art into quiet environmental action.
3. Use Gentle Products at Home
The Problem: Harsh cleaning products, pesticides, and even certain beauty ingredients are flushed into natural water systems, disrupting aquatic ecosystems and harming marine life.
🫧 Switch it up: Choose biodegradable cleaning products, natural soaps, and microplastic-free exfoliants. Even choosing laundry detergents without synthetic fragrances makes a difference.
➳ Just as we are gentle with our brushwork, we aim to be gentle with the Earth. Our commitment to low-impact processes includes the use of non-toxic, water-based inks, keeping chemicals out of our ecosystems — and your home.
4. Conserve Freshwater Mindfully
The Problem: Only about 1% of Earth’s water is accessible fresh water, yet much of it is wasted through leaks, overuse, and inefficiency. Meanwhile, water scarcity already affects over two billion people globally.
💧 Do this daily: Fix leaking taps, take shorter showers, use water-efficient fixtures, and avoid unnecessary waste (like leaving the tap running while brushing your teeth). These tiny habits can save thousands of litres of water per year.
➳ Water is the core of our medium. From the pigments we blend in our watercolours to the emotion they evoke, we treat water with the reverence it deserves — both in art and in life.
5. Create Awareness and Inspire Change
The Problem: Many people still don’t know the scale of the water crisis — or how easy it is to make a difference.
🌊 Be the ripple: Share what you learn. Talk about brands doing good. Gift eco-conscious items that spark conversation. Use your voice — and your values — to influence positive change.
➳ Every La Maison Belle piece tells a story. Let yours be one of mindful living, conscious creativity, and care for the world we all share.
💡 Final Reflection
Water teaches us to move with grace, to adapt, to nourish. By making even one change, you become part of something bigger — a collective effort to protect what sustains us.
As one of our favourite martial artists and philosophers, Bruce Lee once said,
“Be water, my friend.”
A reminder to stay flexible in mindset, gentle in approach, and strong in presence — just like water itself.
Let the art in your space be more than just beautiful — let it reflect your values. Let it be water: flowing, healing, and full of life.
