Saturday, May 23, 2009

West Jeddore-April 2009

WJ06a2009



WJ10a2009

These photographs were taken at the end of a road

on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. I have always had a soft spot for

these 2 sheds and sometimes think about having a studio in them

on this pebbled shoreline.

There was an interesting article in the Summer 2009 issue of the magazine

Visual Arts News about artists moving to rural settings titled

"Living the Good Life". The article spoke at length on artist

Charlotte Wilson-Hammond as an example.

She moved to Clam Harbour almost 40 years ago to raise her family and

live off the land, on a 250 acre parcel. She is and has been very involved in arts

adminstration as well as her own work. One can glamourize the rural life but

it takes learning survival skills like organic gardening and farming.

It must take a steep learning curve for transplanted urbanites.

Where is your dream setting?

Have a sometimes-dreams-come-true kind of day.

Helen.

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