When he was working making props for film and television, Michael picked up a chainsaw on a whim.
“It wound up being quicker and faster to cut up the Styrofoam. And I sort of built it from there.”
Chainsaw carving has always called Michael’s name. It was a whisper in the beginning, but now it’s a roar. At first, carving was just a way to pay off speeding tickets so he wouldn’t have to tell his parents. He never considered that he could make a living at it.
When the prop-building industry slowed down, he moved onto healthcare but was eventually laid off.
While looking for another job, Michael started doing chainsaw carvings to cover his bills and demand picked up enough that he thought he might just be able to make a living with this skillset. That’s when Michael took the leap to the Self Employment program at Momentum.
Michael is finally able to do something he likes and make a living doing it. And his life seems to have been pointing to this for a long time.
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