[Woodcarver] Living the Carvers Dream

[Mike Gratton]

Congrats on being able to live your dream!  May we all
be so lucky!

As far as the 'flaws' in your carvings.  IMHO it is
those 'flaw's that make hand carved pieces so special.
 Every piece is unique.  (At least that's what I tell
myself after I finish each piece!) :)

Where is your stand?  I'm in Vermont too and would
like to stop by if I'm in the area some time.

Enjoy the weather, it is a nice day in Vermont.

mikeg
--- Bob Campanaro <re2camp at aol.com> wrote:

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