In 1967, Else Alfelt travelled to Japan. There, she became engrossed in Zen Buddhism. She visited Zen Buddhist temples, where she witnessed monks raking artworks in sand in Zen gardens. Such artworks are ephemeral, but for the monks, it was not the result that was important. Rather, it was the creative process. Through the process, they found inner peace, allowing them to enter a Zen state.

Similarly, the  Buddha Board can be used with water on rice paper to create ephemeral artworks, with the artistic creative process at its center, through which one can find inner peace and thus enter a Zen state.

The Buddha Board comes with a stand, a water box, a brush, and a manual. The board measures 30 x 24 cm.