28 October

Americana: The White Wicker In The Barn

by Jon Katz

Whenever I see a neat farm, I know it’s not a farmer’s barn; it’s the barn of people with money who like to visit their farms on weekends.

This wicker and rocker are in our barn, and we are not farmers; we are writers and artists who use the real farm for inspiration and our love of animals.

I love taking photos of a real farmer’s barns.

We write about the farm; it’s woven into my writing and Maria’s art. I saw the light on this wicker chair and went and got my Leica. The colors were iconic and evocative.

2 Comments

  1. In my career as a art teacher I had to be observed several ties a year. I’ll never forget a dear administrator reassuring me, “if I see a neat art room, I start to worry.”

  2. Hmm, In my last job, I’ve worked with a number of different farmers (dairy, beef, poultry, pig, and veggie) and a present co-worker ‘s husband is a farmer ( dairy farmers). When my co-worker and her husband took over her families farm (3rd generation) the amount of useless junk that was thrown out was astronomical. Her parents had a hoarder/Great Depression mentality like those of past generations, so nothing was never ever thrown out, might need it someday… they never did. She and her husband take great pride in a neat, clean operation with no useless junk all about. They are certainly NOT gentlemen farmers. I have never seen an Amish farm with all kinds of “stuff” in their barns either. Curious, are your Amish neighbors barns full of broken equipment, etc.? I recall one farm we cleaned up to use for Down on the Farm Day in my last job. His was like you speak of; what a nighmare! Not good for the animals either. One of the few actually in my experiences.

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