
Artist’s Statement:
I guess I drew what I saw this morning when I had a dream. So, I saw a fist today, and it had to do with what we talked about, how I think martial arts changed me as a man. I just made a cloud around it, and then I just filled it in with rays. So this is what saved me from going down the path of doing hard drugs. This was my get-out card. Martial arts put me in a lot of hard places. It’s hard to fight other people and to lose a lot, but it changes you. You keep coming back. It’s like “I’m going to get better” and “I have something to prove.” If I lose, everyone looks at me and they’re like, “oh, he lost, and the other guy won.” And then you’re just like “Agh, got to do better!” It always keeps me thinking and I think it’s a great outlet.