A close friend sold her house and will probably move to the states. It got me thinking deeply about why I even live in Toronto.
Most of my favorite restaurants are gone now. I rarely see the old friend group anymore because most have moved out of Toronto. I don't go clubbing, movies, etc.. anymore. I don't make annual trips to South Africa any more so I don't need proximity to Pearson. My needs have changed.
I don't even run the big iron anymore, the tribe servers that sometimes had to be manually re-booted in a server rack downtown. Now we are on cloud servers.
I need to get the precious metal products for the new TRIBE direction cast in the jewelry district downtown and my gemstone and tool suppliers are there too. But I can courier stuff in to my precious metal casting guy. I reckon if I am near to the via rail corridor I could come in every couple of weeks to buy supplies. Or drive in. I would have to buy a car.
So I decided that is what I will do. I am going to sell my place in Leslieville, buy a new place in the spring, and be moved into a new base of operation by next summer. That's the plan.
I do mostly photography and design at home now. It's a content production studio and a jewelry design workshop where I build models in wax and plastics. I have stuff scattered all over my house now, so I am going to look for a small house (for me) with a large heated garage that I can turn into a design workshop and content production studio.
So now where to go...
I am initially thinking Niagara Peninsula, Norfolk county (a lot of those racecar people probably had heated garages on their properties.). I love the Lake Huron area out Kincardine way and also Bancroft, but both might have too short a growing season for me. I like Bancroft area a lot, but those winters are too long.
I am not interested in places like Hamilton, London, etc, as this would be like swapping one city for another.
Near but not on water. Maybe a few other artists nearby (or if not, I'll build an artist community).
Any ideas for a new areas for me to look? Suggestions welcome!
Most of my favorite restaurants are gone now. I rarely see the old friend group anymore because most have moved out of Toronto. I don't go clubbing, movies, etc.. anymore. I don't make annual trips to South Africa any more so I don't need proximity to Pearson. My needs have changed.
I don't even run the big iron anymore, the tribe servers that sometimes had to be manually re-booted in a server rack downtown. Now we are on cloud servers.
I need to get the precious metal products for the new TRIBE direction cast in the jewelry district downtown and my gemstone and tool suppliers are there too. But I can courier stuff in to my precious metal casting guy. I reckon if I am near to the via rail corridor I could come in every couple of weeks to buy supplies. Or drive in. I would have to buy a car.
So I decided that is what I will do. I am going to sell my place in Leslieville, buy a new place in the spring, and be moved into a new base of operation by next summer. That's the plan.
I do mostly photography and design at home now. It's a content production studio and a jewelry design workshop where I build models in wax and plastics. I have stuff scattered all over my house now, so I am going to look for a small house (for me) with a large heated garage that I can turn into a design workshop and content production studio.
So now where to go...
I am initially thinking Niagara Peninsula, Norfolk county (a lot of those racecar people probably had heated garages on their properties.). I love the Lake Huron area out Kincardine way and also Bancroft, but both might have too short a growing season for me. I like Bancroft area a lot, but those winters are too long.
I am not interested in places like Hamilton, London, etc, as this would be like swapping one city for another.
Near but not on water. Maybe a few other artists nearby (or if not, I'll build an artist community).
Any ideas for a new areas for me to look? Suggestions welcome!
