Once Upon a Time there was an Artist Named Garry Sanipass…

This Is More Than a House Tour

It’s a new kind of economy.

This isn’t just a house tour. It’s not content for content’s sake. It’s not about showing off square footage or open-concept kitchens. What I’m sharing is something deeper—maybe even a seed of something new.

You remember the “We are the 99%” protests? Back in 2011, people rose up against the economic system where the 1% exploit everyone else. And a lot of people believed in it. It made sense. It was good. But then the question came:

“What do you have to replace capitalism?”

No one could answer it. So it fizzled out.

Since then, we’ve had record-breaking hot summers—each year hotter than the last. We’ve added over 1.2 billion more people to a planet that was already buckling under the weight of 7 billion. And things aren’t getting better. Just more debate. More noise. While one side creates fantasy worlds to avoid responsibility—like a junkie blaming everyone else for their addiction—the rest of us are stuck wondering what’s real anymore.

But there is another way.

Look at Indigenous people—not as a romanticized past, but as a living model. We take from nature, yes—but we give back. We ask permission, we take only what we need, and we do it in a way that, when we leave, it’s like we were never there.

That’s how I built my house.

That’s how I paint my pictures.

I don’t need to live in a fantasy world. I’m not sitting in comment threads arguing ideology. Yeah, I use fossil fuels—when I absolutely need to. Like right now. For internet. That’s the only reason my one solar panel and three car batteries can’t power the whole system. Starlink draws a lot.

And why do I need it?

Because I’m told that, in order to be a successful artist, I have to promote myself online. So here I am. Website. Twitch stream. Patreon. Embracing the contradiction. Leaning into the paradox.

Because that’s where art lives—in the tension between ideas.

So here’s my answer to the 1%:
I’m not saying it.
I’m doing it.

I take very little.
I give back more.
I try to live in harmony with nature.

I’m not perfect.
But I’m trying.