inaccessible. “My daddy was getting me ready for the
apocalypse from the time I was three years old,” Bessie
said with a smile. “He was quoting Revelations to us all the
time.” Turning more thoughtful, she said. “And now that I
see this mess going on, I asked Bob, ‘Where do you think
we can get some more chickens?’”
The couple’s intent is simple: “We want to be
responsible with what we have,” said Bob. “My idea is to
implement something new every year or so that will help
us become less dependent on outside sources for our basic
needs. When I get my dad’s age, hopefully I’ll be as creative
at making and growing things as he is.”
Bessie sells Bob's
hand-crafted
wood designs
online and at
artisan markets.
She's even
added a few
pieces of her
own.
Because of the work of the generation before them,
Bob and Bessie can go further with the good they have
in their hearts to do. “If we had to start from scratch and
plant the fruit trees and gardens, it would take us twentyfive
years or more to get to this point,” said Bessie.
The handmade crafts Bessie and Bob create speak of
their honor for the past and their hope for the future.
Together, they are extending the roots of another
generation of Coleman pioneers. Each work of art teaches
us that everything we need is right here. In the woods,
the rivers, the lakes, and backyard ponds. In fathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends. In communities
supporting local artists and family businesses. We each
have something someone else needs today. Even if it’s
just a wild boar piglet. A Finer Frontier is a family story
told in reclaimed wood, itself a story of redemption. And
redemption is possibly the most powerful story of all.
Found out more at Facebook: Finer Frontier http://finerfrontier.etsy.com, (912) 403-8452, finerfrontier@gmail.com
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