Be an artist and make an internal meditation tool.  

 Build an assemblage in your body so that you can focus your breath. 

Curious to see some examples of still life painting? 

Still Life with Peacock Pie, Pieter Claesz, (Dutch) 1627 (vegans avert your eyes!) 

Surrealist Still Life (Pirate Souvenirs), Pierre Roy (French), 1930

 Andromède prisonnière, Pierre Roy (French), 1930

More here:  

How Artists Have Kept Still Life Painting Alive Over Thousands of Years, By Kelly Richman-Abdou