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William Johnson

A Buddhist practitioner (since 1976) and visual artist who makes his home in the Pacific Northwest, he was one of a small group of Westerners back in 1988 to complete a one year shamatha retreat under the guidance of his teacher Gen Lamrimpa (Alan Wallace translator). A truly seminal experience, all of the work since has come out of his ongoing meditation practice and has been about finding contemporary, non-traditional ways of expressing the sacred in art. He can be contacted through his FB page.

THE FRUIT OF PRACTICE

Some of the visual elements in my work: The plumb bob is used in construction to ensure that structures are vertical. I use it more as a symbol for finding the right balance in one’s meditation and life. Are we aligned, for example, with what is true? Are we in line with how phenomena and the mind actually exist, and not how we think they exist? The archeological marker is often a standing for mindfulness.