He trusted a guy named "Forbes McDonald" and ended up owning an island?! Cool article though. I like looking up these artist residency things, even if most of ones aimed at writer-types tend to be populated by (as my friendly neighbor put it) "a bunch of people who look like they have leukemia."
Yes, definitely. What a cool guy for even putting up with that. And this: Not everyone is cut out to poop in a hole and that's cool, but it's a little strange to me that artists of all people would decided to spend time on an undeveloped island for a retreat and want to stay so connected to the world. It seems contradictory, but then, it's easy to wish to stay comfortable, especially when one has the means to do so. In my experience though, comfort can really smother the creative spark.There was so much Patagonia clothing on display, the campsite looked like a catalog shoot. And the focus seemed to be as much on the battery life and reception of Apple devices as on creative projects. At one point, Ms. Lee grew frustrated trying to upload a photo of a double rainbow to Instagram.