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<DIV>Thanks for the ideas Maura, helping others seems to be a great way to do a
lot of revitalization!</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Alex, I can sympathize with your carving slump. There was a time
when I was almost obsessive with my carving. Now I give thanks for
commissions, seems nothing motivates like money sometimes. When I have really
been stalled, there are three things I found would get me back into it.
One was to clean my shop. Seems I just can't stand it when its just too
organized. Another was to sharpen and/or hone all of my chisels. Theres just
something about a wonderfully sharp tool that begs to be used. But the
best motivator that I ever found was to help another carver along.
Perhaps theres a youngster around who would like a few lessons or a bunch of
seniors who you could volunteer to teach a small class for.</DIV>
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<DIV>As for pictures, I just bought a new Nikon and the difference in my
pictures is amazing. I also thank god for digital cameras. I often
take up to 20 pics of the same thing, changing the lighting, changing
positions, changing backgrounds. Then load all the pics into my pc and pick
out the best one or two.</DIV>
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