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ELMSDALE:<\/strong> Colin Rogers may only have been carving for a little over a year, however one wouldn\u2019t know it from his most recent\u2014and likely most watched and public\u2014piece of carving he has done. Or will ever do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rogers, of Gays River, is the man behind the newly carved soldier that stands in place at the Elmsdale Square in Elmsdale. Initially, Rogers was approached by the Elmsdale Legion about fixing up the one that was already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, after looking at it, Rogers felt it only had a couple of years left and didn\u2019t want to touch the carving by the other gentleman that has been in place for some years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt wasn’t in the scope of something that I was properly able to do, so I offered to donate a new carving. I wanted to commemorate my grandfather John Edward Rogers, while also keeping Cpl. Kevin Megeney\u2019s memory alive, who the first statue was done as a tribute for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, he asked if he could donate a carving\u2014an offer that was accepted with appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rogers said he feels many artists have a hard time calling themselves artists or it’s like an imposter syndrome kind of thing. But the carving has created a lot of positive feedback on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt’s really nice. You can’t buy compliments, real ones,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just gives me, I guess, confidence to keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s taken Rogers approximately 80-90 hours to carve the soldier to what it is now. He was approached in July and began the work in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n