In December 2019, the Staff Enhancement Grant Committee approved nine applications. Gill Lesperance was one of them. Here is his story.
I've always built things with my hands, I enjoy watching piles of stuff becoming a thing that creates a solution. in 2012 I was lucky enough to buy a house with a 600-square-foot shop space in the backyard, I spent the first year rebuilding that shop, then officially opened G&G Carpentry.
A
few
months
ago
I
was
sitting
on
the
couch
reading
an
issue
of
"Canadian
Woodworking"
and
I
came
across
an
article
about
an
artist and
his
studio.
It
was
a
rapid-fire
question-answer-style
article; very
short.
But
every
answer
this
artist
gave,
made
me
think
that
this
guy
would
be
a
great
mentor.
As
it
turns
out,
this
artist
is
located
in
Kitchener,
so
I
decided
to
reach
out
and
see
if
he would
be
willing
to
give
me
some
private
lessons
to
help
me
elevate
my
work.
We
built
these
tables
together,
side
by
side,
the
process
was
an
eye
opening,
mind
expanding
and
enjoyable
experience.
A
huge
thank
you
to
Ryan
Davidson
from
https://www.davidsonandthomas.ca
https://www.instagram.com/davidsonandthomas/
If you have a minute and want to see some gorgeous work, check him out.
Photos here are of our Bistro Table project.
Gill Lesperance