EQUIPMENT FOR INNER PEACE: Mural created during Covid-19 “Quarantine”
9ft by 6ft— acrylic on canvas. I made it to hang in my room in front of the closet as a sort of stand in zen sand garden artwork.
Equipment for inner peace is an abstraction of my favorite setting for renewal, the beach. More than a tribute to my love for 1970’s wood inlay and Japanese landscape drawings, the process of creating this painting has been a physical manifestation of a reflective journey. While the process for creating this work got plenty of “air time” on instagram stories, the undocumented moments during its creation have been equally valuable. I took a step back from sharing the process, Spent it on FaceTime, phone calls, and window visits with friends & family. Sharing the little moments of our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping one another company, reflecting on ways we can arrive at better versions of ourselves to bring about a better version of this world.
I intend to screenprint this artwork for sale and donate a portion of proceeds to a cause I see fit at the time.
my dad has the garden
because he likes watching it grow
and so does Margaret now
she built a garden in her own yard
surprise, ripe “good mornings”
bare as I can be in the sun
for so many minutes per day
to sense active healing
harnessing hopeful habits
a whole glass of water
I feel good about not having let
my nails grow too long
the dog eats on a schedule
and feels right about it
I harness images, let them hold
what I can’t do aloud
I neither feel right, nor wrong
raking the leaves
and vacuuming the rug
I see still patterns
and dancing light
I enter them
equipment for inner peace