Excellent! They say, if you want something done right, do it yourself. So it seems you've made your own way. Kudos to you for sticking with it and building your network.
When I make it over to the US sometime, perhaps I could hit you up for a live painting gig at an event. I've been a featured artist on festivals in Europe and Australia.
It seems to be big thing over there in the US.
Cheers.
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