Possible Futures (list)

Create:

  • Oil Paint ($)

  • Bonsai Pottery ($)

  • Documentary Films

  • Stop Action Short

  • Letterpress Printing (linocut)

  • Community mural

  • Phone App—Solve a Problem ($)

Collaborate:

  • Human Engineering social problem

  • Promote art space, exhibits

Experience:

  • Europe slow travel

  • Spain & Portugal slow travel

  • Australia slow travel (?)

  • Asia slow travel

  • Greenland/Iceland

  • Camping in the Sierras

  • Van camper National Parks

Learn:

  • Bonsai, master level once I have sizable trees

  • Guitar

  • App design (solutions)

  • Community College—art, printing, ceramics, film editing, audio

Share:

  • Open community meals

  • Mentoring or teaching

  • Gift 20% of bonsai pottery to teachers

  • Affordable Maker Space

  • YouTube Channel content

  • Website content (free)

  • Artist/musician/writer space (if extra space)

Solve:

  • Affordable, bespoke childrens’ book publishing (cardboard, non-toxic)

Health:

  • Routine workout

  • 10k to 1/2-marathon

  • Long hike trail walk

Affirmation:

  • Being available and trustworthy to communities

  • Both kids graduate college

  • 25 yr & 50 yr wedding anniversary together

Tools/Capital:

  • Work/art space—studio

  • Woodworking tools ($500)

  • Laptop Mac ($1200)

  • 3D printer ($500)

  • Solidworks Software ($500)

  • Digital video camera ($1000)

  • Lighting ($200)

  • Audio recording I/O ($500)

  • Audio/video editing ($500)

Michael Wei