My mission with my YouTube, Instagram and TikTok platforms is really to highlight my creativity, but also that of local artists. My primary goal is to highlight the talent we have in Quebec. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I thought doing a creative market would be a great way to celebrate my 10th anniversary on YouTube – because I feel like not many people make it that far. There will be around fifteen local artists and shops who have contributed to my platforms in recent years. I find it fun for the people who follow me. They will be able to come and discover the artists that I love and that I have been talking about for a long time.

It’s going to be a colorful, creative market. It’s going to be so much fun. On site, there will be free coffee for everyone, cotton candy, we will be able to screen print tote bags… It’s the Marianne Fest because these are really the things that I likes that are gathered in one place. The event is completely DIY by me. I’m the one who makes all the kiosks, all the decor. I’m the one who organizes it on my own. Actually, it’s me and my friend Rachel Boileau, my assistant.

There will be a booth from the company Les Fleursées, which makes a ton of small accessories for the home in which dried flowers are imprisoned. It’s absolutely beautiful! There will be the Baba Souk company, which makes cushions and Moroccan rugs. It’s colorful and so beautiful! There will be Végétal Design and its plants that stand out from the crowd. There will also be bien.beau, which sells second-hand finds. Lots of small objects like glasses, vintage cups that are so beautiful and, once again, very colorful. There will also be Paperole, which collaborates with illustrators from around the world and here. I love this store. In addition to decoration, you will really find everything: jewelry, second-hand clothes, food, cosmetics…

I would like that. The first event hasn’t taken place yet, so I’ll see, but there’s more excitement than I thought. We had a great response, both from participants in the event and from people who want to attend. I think next time we could do it in an even bigger place and with more artists. In my wildest dreams, I would do a “Christmas market” edition.

In 2024, color is coming back into fashion in decor. I’ve always loved color, even when it wasn’t fashionable. But I’m really happy that people are less and less afraid to incorporate color. In the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, it was so colorful! Then, spaces became desaturated. I feel like there’s a revival. People are tired of neutrals and are inviting color into their decor.

I think it’s my show Marianne s’en mêle [offered on Tou.tv], in which I transformed teenagers’ bedrooms. I found it to be quite an achievement to do 10 bedrooms. I’m so proud of that. It was so rewarding to see the teenagers happy and grateful.