Honorable Mention
Arts Program Honorable Mention Ako Yamro Ballerina 2013 bronze 27 x 13 x 13 inches My earliest memory of a desire to draw was when as a young boy of about eight or nine years old, I entered one of those contests where one is asked to draw a cartoon character from a matchbook cover. You then sent your drawing in to be evaluated for talent. Well, I won! I scored very high on their scale. All I had to do was send in some money (because I had such great potential artistic talent) for a course in drawing. I was so disappointed and hurt because my father refused to give me the money for the course. I begged, cried, and pouted for days. My father tried to explain it was just a sales gimmick; I just thought he was being mean. It wasn’t until later in life that I understood why he refused to give me the money. Even still, that experience exposed a passion for creating art that continues to this day.
Casimir Campos
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