To: Todd Drake
Thank you so much for all you have done for me. You helped me in more ways than you will ever know. Thank you for frustrating me on a daily basis by forcing me to take a step back and look at my work to find my own mistakes. If it were not for you, I would not be the artist I am today. You have truly inspired me, not only as an artist, but also as a person. I now find imperfections in everything I see...THANKS TODD!!! haha. You took the time to make me slow down and consider every mark that I make, and that it is okay to make mistakes...because you always have an eraser. But through time I became less and less dependant on that little eraser, because I now always look, and I always see. I truly believe that a person cannot just become an artist over time, but overtime the art can become a person. Once again, thank you for all of your past, present, and future support. You have not only been an instructor and a mentor, but you have also become a dear friend. I wish you luck.