Can I be a skilled woodcarver who produces great works of art?
It is my experience that you can be as good as you wish to be. It involves putting in many years of practice and study. If you approach the journey one step at a time and seek out knowledge and then spend the time to perfect your techniques you can quickly improve. My advice is to always save your first carving so that you can periodically compare your current work to it. You will actually see your improvement.