Buddha Board offers moments of creative zen during lockdown
Whether fine art or penis doodles, Buddha Board offers temporary reprieve from coronavirus blues
Think of the Buddha Board as an Etch A Sketch for our times. Designed to promote Zen-like tranquility, the water-based, reusable sketch pad helps unleash your “in-the-moment” creativity and then whisks it away moments later to present you with a fresh start.
Whether you have artistic inclinations or not (and we most certainly do not, about the best we can do are a series of ink-blotty splotches and penises with smiles), the very act of concocting on the board is at once calming and cathartic.
The set-up is fairly simple: A thin, 12″ x 9.5″ board outfitted with water-absorbent material and set in black frame leans in an elegant stand that also serves as a reservoir for water. Dip the supplied, feather-light paintbrush into the water and “paint” to your heart’s delight.
After about two minutes, your creation slowly, gently evaporates, leaving you with a blank slate to start again.
The board is perfect for those five-minute mindfulness breaks, as our stay-at-home isolationism threatens to upend our sanity.
The original Buddha Board lists for $34.95 and is available in a variety of sizes and styles at www.Amazon.com and www.buddhaboard.com.
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