Every week when I visit my chiropractor, my first stop is the coffee table in the waiting room. There is a Buddha Board perched among the magazines and little books that always draws me in. You “paint” on the easel with plain old water and a calligraphy-like brush, and when the water evaporates moments later, you have a clean slate with which to begin again. I find it a refreshing, relaxing activity. The concept is beautiful and simple: just start painting, and forget about the stress of “what if I mess up?”. Only 2% of American adults actively pursue an art, meaning 98% have lost touch with their artistic roots. A lot of people feel they “can’t make art”, and are put off by even trying. The truth of the matter though, is that “art” (in whatever form that may take for you) can be very therapeutic, and is totally subjective. Feel like you’re all thumbs? So what! As long as you are trying, making any kind of art, you’re doing it “right”. The Buddha Board takes the stress out of creation, allowing you to make and remake without thinking of erasing, painting over, or even getting a clean sheet of paper. I actually like to paint left handed (I’m a righty) while using it, since it allows me to complete 2 tasks that I previously thought I “couldn’t” do. It’s a good feeling

$30

Also available from Baron Bob.

Posted by Lauren in Just For You, Fun