Art is the love we make by ourselves,
says the ego. Art is the love we make with an invisible other,
replies the spirit
Yes, I think he over-stepped, given that was not the guise of acquiring the submission. If he wanted to collaborate, he should have approached you from this perspective. Where art is concerned, one is wise to trust his instinct; for instinct is in touch with the spirit. If it didn't feel right; it didn't feel right:)
Thank you, Pryde, for answering my quandary with my own words --- as my work is already a collaboration with the spirit :) Still, perhaps, if it were better done, or took the work to the next level, than I would think differently...
I was thinking the same thing:)