Floating into the abyss, frisking through wild pastures, steeping the tea, and kneading the bread. Cottage core on Tik Tok surfaces as an aesthetic, a mere celebration of traditional crafts such as baking, pottery, art in a dainty little space. It relinquishes the notion of appreciating nature, sparking adventure, and compassion.
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Specs of this lifestyle were visible across Tumblr, Youtube, and other platforms. However, it found its unexpected popularity by garnering 3.1 billion views on Tik Tok videos under the tag #cottagecore. Backed with indie-folk tunes, the videos embody a sense of connection with nature, appreciating every delightful moment in life.
Many stuck at home during the pandemic, discovered the bliss in small tasks learning to cook, reading fantasy novels, and even spending precious moments with loved ones, and this made many nostalgic to step out, detach from the fears and overwhelming amount of stress from the pandemic in order to reconnect with nature.Â
Even Taylor Swift leads the cottage core enigma with her remarkable record, “Folkore,” which is tuned to offering a tale that feels like a breath of fresh air that you can waltz to whimsically. Cottage core oozes with simplification of things, going back to when we were not whisked away by technology. As every connection requires tending to from the roots, where we explore, learn, and act without a constant ticking clock.
Speaking to Bustle, a recent graduate Catriona Brunnemann expresses:
“Cottagecore taps into this calm, kind, facet of life for me. Baking bread has been a creative outlet; it’s calming, and allows me to take a few hours to slow down and focus on one thing.”
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Beneath the surface level, cottage core also examines the phenomenon of adopting a sustainable lifestyle and preserving culture. It explores various avenues of being more eco-friendly and not taking nature for granted, as it provides us our sustenance. Through the process of baking a bread one can appreciate every single ingredient and the baking method, not only does it relieve many from stress but encourages valuing the virtue of time.