I know they sort of already exist but… why can’t I just work on a farm… not just any farm, but a farm with a giant red barn and a printmaking studio and a potters wheel and kiln, and a woodshop, the corner of which is filled with found wood of all kinds from everywhere and maybe a place to build and reupholster furniture off to the side… and a huge kitchen full of people making amazing food from veggies straight out of the garden and cakes with amazing decorations and a paper making studio. And we’d have every ‘tool’ imaginable for everything from puppet-making to glass blowing and there’d the this amazing cross-pollination of ideas and creative projects and shared knowlege. Oh and a photo ‘lab’ and darkroom… and livestock… can’t have a farm without livestock. And we’d have summer programs for kids from local schools and 4H groups and ‘retreats’ for folks who just want to get away and do something creative while enjoying the camaraderie of other creative folks and maybe we’d go on hiking trips when we wanted to or toss the kayaks on the roof of my Jeep and head into the mountains on a lovely spring day. Maybe we’d sell our wares from a DIY/CRAFTERS boutique/antique shop/coffee shop/internet cafe and my mom could watch all the kids (cuz she likes doing that sorta thing) and my dad could sell stuff on ebay (cuz he likes doing that sorta thing).
… I mean why not, right. Right? Sure.
le sigh.
