01/15/2020
Good day! been awhile since I posted here. I hope to change that now that we have internet up here on the mountain. In this post I am announcing my retirement from Chainsaw carving. In life the one thing you cannot change is the fact that we all grow old. My family has expressed concern that carving is taking it's toll on my body, my health has not been so great in the last few years and I have slowed down quite a bit. I love to carve and for many years now I have created many many beautiful pieces of chainsaw art, But there comes a time in everyones life that you need to take a step back and reevaluate the course of your life, my time has come. I have several pieces that are in progress, in my wood shed and I will be finishing these pieces over the course of the next few months. This is the end of an error for me but not the end of RAW ART. I am building a shop that will allow me to work indoors in a wood shop and I will still be creating all kinds of new Art. Over the last couple of years Wendy's jewelry creations have increased in sales and she will continue to make more beautiful things in that department. Wendy will be picking up her paint brushes and begin painting on canvas and saw blades. My carving took her away from painting as she has been helping me to finish the things I carve. recently she got a commission to paint on a 3ft by 4ft canvas, the picture of a ladies mountain cabin, and the joy on her face as she painted reminded me of how painting fills her heart. My retirement will allow her to do more of this and I look forward to seeing the many ideas she hopes to put on canvas.
I will be in my new wood shop building and creating smaller carvings that do not involve the chainsaw, also I will be creating benches, tables,lamps, bird houses and many more of the ideas that have been brewing in my mind over the years. I love working with wood and will continue to create until they throw dirt on my face. I plan to post more on this page as we transition from Chainsaw carving to our next adventure. We will be doing less shows and spending more time together up here on the mountain creating together and enjoying our time with one another. We look forward to traveling more and visiting our many friends and family throughout this beautiful country. We hope to create a website that will showcase our continued creative outlets. But I hope to use this page to keep you informed as to what we are up to, I plan to post more here and kind of make this our blog.
We have not started to build my workshop but are in the planning stages and are clearing the space where it will be built.We also plan to build a house up here and get out of the mobile home we are living in. This year we have dedicated ourselves to the year of Someday. Our place is called Someday because this is the place where we plan to make all of our someday wishes to come true. As you know we share a Love that most never see in a lifetime and we plan to enjoy our last years together to build on that. So please check back often to see what we are up to. I hope to post as often as I can , but at the same time try not to bore you to death. In the next few days I hope to post pictures of the inventory we have and to continue to add all the new and different things we create. We are excited about the new direction of our business and hope to create far into the future. As always Know you are Loved!
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