From “Stuck” to Strides: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

There’s a certain dark humour in admitting I felt “stuck” when asked where I saw myself in five years. But sitting with that for a while made me realize — I’ve already moved miles beyond where I thought I’d be five years ago.

I’ve shown at a gallery in the stunning Old Port of Quebec City. I’ve carved live at events there and back home in Cambridge. My range has grown so much that my old website became obsolete — I had to build a new one just to keep up with the work. And I’ve sold more pieces than I can usually keep pace with.

Oh, and we added a new family member along the way. :)

So here’s to the next five years — and the next leap.

I’m setting my sights on a few new milestones:

• A larger studio space to carve and create across multiple mediums

• A stronger bronze portfolio

• Representation in a Toronto gallery and one in the U.S.

• More teaching — especially at HSAD

• A public commission in a GTA city

That’s not too much to ask, right?

“Aim small, miss small” — but set the course. The rest follows. I’m putting it out there now: in five years, I’ll be an established name in the Canadian and American stone carving community. Bigger moves will come — but this is the foundation I’m laying now.