Lately the whole idea of self-sufficiency has been on my mind. Is it a viable option? Well, the people behind Path to Freedom think so. Is stepping out of society the way to live?
I’ve also been thinking about the women of Gee’s Bend and Sapelo Island and the way that craft and traditions are preserved due to geographic isolation.
And about how these people that are cut off from the rest of the world are creating such magnificent mind-blowing things, is it perhaps due to the fact that they’re not at all influenced by trends of the outside world? Does isolation hinder or help their individual creative processes?
I’m not sure what the answers to those questions are. But just yesterday while I was reading knitting books with my boyfriend (yes!) he pointed out that some of the greatest knitting techniques and traditions come from island or island-ish countries. The UK, New Zealand, and Scandinavia, to name a few. Very interesting!