② I cannot keep drawing the same thing continuously, and especially when multiple figures are to be drawn together in one composition, I cannot organize the photographs of the donors in my head, and I panic. The other problem is that, as far as I am aware, we are still short by about USD 200,000 to cover production costs. Currently we are still selling the limited-edition prints at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s store clevelandmuseumofart towards the goal. This is the harsh reality. I am currently working on the custom portraits at my studio in Japan. The museum has requested that the portraits be shipped all together upon completion, so although I know the donors who have made contributions must want their works immediately, for this reason, we aren’t yet able to ship any of the works. As of November 1, there are 57 works that still must be completed (40 have been completed to date). I truly apologize to those whose works I have not yet drawn, or are completed but cannot yet be deli...