Image from a new commission for an 8′ X 52″ woven recycled
dry-cleaning hanger strip weaving. To be installed in February.
Meditation is the incubation of our brain.
It’s the perfect prototype for Creativity.
Have you ever read a book (or watched a movie)
for the second time and realized that
you hadn’t understood or caught what you
were reading and the second time around
you totally get it?
Creative processes are made up
of examining problems.
Our twenty minute twice-a-day meditation practice
allows the brain to subtly examine the problem.
In our practice, we forget the problem and
let go of all of our thoughts.
Truly… we can all let go of our thoughts!
In this incubation phase, comes illumination.
Somewhere a wellspring of our consciousness
solves the problems.
I recognize this every time I begin a new weaving.
While I have been weaving with recycled dry cleaning
hangers for 15 years,
each time I begin a new weaving, the processes
and technique, concentration and my abilities
are stronger and
more resolute.
After 8 years of meditation,
Life, working, relating and
the weaving process becomes simpler.
It feels like a light bulb goes on and I’m at ease
and happier.
Like rereading a book. The clarity is much stronger.
And each strip that comes off the loom
is more beautiful than the last.
The difference is the meditation practice that I now
live with.
The restful quality of this practice gives
way to creative stimulation.
Like a stone creates a gentle ripple in a serene pond,
our daily choices can send waves of positivity into the universe.
Our daily practice, settling the brain to incubate,
gives way for creativity, clear thinking,
a happy heart and to stabilize, illuminate
and permeate all that we touch.
01.26.2025 Deck Talk available upon request info@fifthfloormeditation.com