Amen, Black Panta....great point. One thing one of my teachers told me once is that, if he has done his job correctly, if you add together the variable skills of the instructors under the master, they should add up as a whole to the reflection of the skill of the master. Each of us takes the piece we need and run with it. That is why, in our art, the master desires that the disciples under him all get along as much as possible and share!!! Even at competitions, the judges should be able to tell who your teacher is without ever asking who you trained under, if he/she is legit. I am a composite of all three of my teachers, then forming my own sculpture as I take those skills to make my own destiny. Happy New Year. |