I think that almost all of us, deep in our hearts, harbor a secret desire to go back to the land.
I don’t know what it is, but even a thoroughly urbanized city-dweller like myself feels a deep, almost primal pull toward the great outdoors. For those of us living and working today, this urge is probably best exemplified by the "Tiny House" movement.
That said, the craving for rural solitude is almost as old as the human condition; from the time we created civilization, we’ve had an internal instinct to find an escape from it.
With the exception of a select few, like this seafaring family, very few of us make good on that internal longing. SunRay Kelley, on the other hand, might as well be the leader of the select few.
Kelley, now in his sixties, is himself a product of the sixties — the 1960s, that is. He is something of an ambassador for the back-to-nature movement, whether he wants it or not, thanks to his psychedelic and organic forays into architecture.
He owns a plot of land deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. On his acreage, he has spent years assembling a number of unconventional dwellings that would not look out of place on the set of The Lord of the Rings. As strange as they are beautiful, his buildings are truly something that must be seen to be believed.
If you were thoroughly enchanted by SunRay Kelley’s handmade wonderland, please SHARE his spectacular architecture with anyone who loves the idea of returning to nature!
