Nothing Past The Edge Of Now

I completed this in one day after a meditation session presented by Jeff Warren. Mindfulness is an everyday approach to life which seeks to embrace something called equanimity, a state of mind where you accept the current state of play in your life without rejecting or grasping on to it. It could be summed up by the phrase, ‘This Too Shall Pass.’ When Jeff coined the meme in the title, the idea of producing a three-part piece immediately came to mind. The mini-triptych is supposed to represent the past present and future (working left to right). We have no control over the past, and there are limits in how we can influence the future. What’s important is the ‘now’, and if we have the attitude of embracing the present in all its colour and complexity, then we reduce the suffering we experience in life.

I was particularly pleased with the shapes, colours and choice of collage pieces that went into this and (although I say it myself) I think it catches the eye from a distance, while revealing much more on closer inspection.