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ground. After that day, I was awakened to laws and started thinking more. Since then, I have chalked at parks for hours and drawn characters or mountains with plenty of people watching me with their kids. I have gotten all sorts of feedback; people say it boosts their moods and inspires them to walk around the parks and see my art. Now, after sketching nonstop, trying to be better, I went through name changes and stuck with the name “Rake.” This name doesn’t mean anything; I just liked how the letters flowed with each other. Getting caught up, it’s been two to three years writing graffiti and sketching every day or every other day. I completed two sketchbooks and lots of side doodles and drawings.