I can believe it----I remember a couple of cruel "art" teachers in school----what you did was incredible, and a clear demonstration of unusual talent...I don't understand what makes, especially a teacher, want to take away someone's success (I also believe because I had an artist mother who chose my brother (poor guy....in the end a real burden) as her artist and golden child, and dismissed every effort I made, became visibly livid when I was praised...and there is so much I have never done because of that...