What a great story, and really nice to hear about your background, although of course I had read parts of it before. Good for you following your dream (good for your friend for encouraging you!), and what fantastic results you got out of it! And funny how moving to another country became an advantages in the end, although you had to sort of start over in building a network. So glad it worked out well for you and I'm sure that the reputation of your super art will only grow.
What a sweet comment