Thank-you Sharon. You are always so encouraging, and it helps tremendously! So many people from my university seemed to have dropped out of art-making altogether, or stopped trying that it was good to see someone successful and who seems to have worked hard to get where he is. The thing about being a top finalist and winning is that you become part of the status quo, and any deviations from the conventions you make after that are admired (probably) rather than ridiculed (so it seems ... maybe).
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