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2013: I traded drawings with the legendary J. O'Barr in Peru. I asked him to dedicate the piece for a good friend who is a die hard fan of The Crow and couldn't make the trip. One of my fondest memories during events. A truly terrific guy.

@CamilaBurman Tengo varios!

2. I followed an older master's advice to try lots of east asian calligraphy and Sumi-e to advance in my brush inking and my drawing as well. This was a good tool and very practical for it, since it was designed for that end: writing kanji. I started simple, just simple doodles.

3. The idea was not to use any pencil, since there's a very Zen thing about trusting yourself and letting whatever happens to stay on the paper as an honest part of expression. Then one day I doodled a girl and it struck a cord.