If a farmer takes time from his chores to paint flowers on his barn door
while other duties go unattended, is he an artist who just happens to farm?
Or is he a farmer who is also an artist? Can this man harbour two labels,
two definitions of who he is? Or can he walk free of all branding shackles
so that he is simply whatever he wants to be?
m1nute 
nice, I know that farmist…
BB
Farmist – perfect word. A poet walks among us.
great questions and just love this barn, that white door and the tree beside it, rich with texture,the painting of the sunflowers…I really want to get to know this barn more
Janechese, here’s a video I shot on this farm property. It’s a magical place. http://southshorenow.ca/video-archive/varchive86.php
Beautiful images and words that add texture to each post!
I wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated your blog for The Versatile Blogger Award. You can check it out here: http://photobella.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Congrats and pass it along!
Cheers,
Sue Pea
Very kind of you. Thanks.
Indeed – good questions.
Time to release others and ourselves of the labels which serve only to limit our potential.
I love this…I love the question of labels. What is a farmer? What is an artist? What is a poet? We search our lives to find where we fit amongst these labels or “shackles” that bind us to thinking we can only be 1 thing. They are but words in the poem of our life which should be filled with many. So get up at dawn and feed the animals, shovel the shit and then paint the sunrise!
The farmer/artist who owns this barn now calls himself a ‘farmist.’