‘Rust Never Sleeps’ and ‘Rust Never Sleeps II’

‘Our lives are written in disappearing ink.’ Michelle Cliff

‘It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.’ Thich Nhat Hanh

I got the title for these two pieces from Neil Young’s album of the same name. I was captivated by corrosion and the colours that emerge from corroded metal, especially copper.

This visual appeal has dovetailed with my interest in the idea of impermanence. Rust really does never sleep and the one thing we can be certain of is that our environment and our circumstances change. If you’re going through hard times, it’s a blessing to know that ‘this too shall pass’, but beyond the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ is an equanimity of peace and the realisation of ‘things as they are’. Neil Young’s inspiration for the title came from not wanting his music to ‘rust’ or age and I, for one, still love his music.

Copyright ? 2017 by Richard K Potter BA Hons PGCE MA www.creativity4wellbeing.com and www.richardkpotter.wix.com/richard