Around and Around / by Chris Maynard

Kingfisher Pick Up Fish

When I feel bored or rushed, a not too serious part of me says, “Wouldn’t life be simpler if I didn’t have to do repeating everyday chores like brushing teeth or even eating?” I mean, it can sometimes feel like a lot of work. That thought was a genesis for this piece that is one of a small series of birds going around and around with titles like “Pick Up Sticks”.

What if instead of thinking of time as a horizontal line marching along to somewhere, we thought of is as something that repeats, perhaps in a spiral like a breath that goes in and out?