[Woodcarver] Living the Carvers Dream

[Bob Campanaro]

Hi folks,

Just a bit dribble from me:


I started carving about 2 years ago and immediately fell in love.   I
also began to dream...  I began to dream of making a living as a wood
carver.  Perhaps living in a nice log cabin in Vermont, opening up a
small shop and becoming sort of my own tourist attraction.  Yeah, 'Hi
ya'll! Welcome to Carver Bobs!'

Well circumstances have allowed me to move from Connecticut to Vermont
and to spend most of my time carving.  No, I don't have the log cabin,
yet!  But I did put up a small screen tent by the roadside in the front
yard, made myself a couple of signs, and attempted to sell some of my
carvings.  So now each day, weather permitting, I take my carvings,
tools, paints, radio, coffee, books, ect. and carry them out to my
little 'roadside stand' and do my thing.

And guess what?  I'm selling carvings!!  Mostly small santa's and
snowmen for $10-$20 dollars but WOW!  To have a couple stop by who are
from Texas and buy $50 of 'my stuff' is an amazing thrill.  Are my
carvings prize winning quality?  Absolutely not!  From what I seen out
there they are average at best.  Some I'm very pleased
with, even surprised at, and others are just Ok.  Well to be honest,
everyone of them has one or more flaws that I would fix or do
differently. But...

Today is going to be a beautiful day!  Low 70s and plenty of sunshine.
I'm about to gather up my tools and head outside to 'set up shop'.  I'll
probably spend all day out there just carving without anyone stopping at
all, which is the norm or perhaps I'll make a $3 trinket sale.  But then
again perhaps today is the day someone will drop by and purchase that
santa with the $85 price tag on it!

Have I become my own tourist attraction?  Who Cares!!!!!!!!   I'm
carving and living the carver's dream!


Carver Bob
re2camp at aol.com
Stowe, VT





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Bob Campanaro
recamp2 at verizon.net
Stowe, VT
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Bob Campanaro
re2camp at aol.com
Stowe, VT