ustration ▁I ▁tried ▁to ▁tap ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁lad le . ▁Unfortunately ▁it ▁broke ... ▁Cos mo ▁didn ' t ▁say ▁anything ▁until ▁I ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁class ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁crit ... ▁he ▁explained ▁to ▁the ▁class ▁what ▁a ▁dummy ▁I ▁was ... ▁not ▁accepting ▁the ▁lad le ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁piece . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁less on ▁for ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old . ▁I ▁also ▁remember ▁his ▁ed ible ▁sculpt ure ▁process ▁which ▁I ▁discovered ▁when ▁I ▁visited ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ." ▁ ▁A . ▁Be ards ley ▁said ▁this ▁about ▁Camp oli ▁" C os mo ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁teacher ▁despite ▁how ▁young ▁you ▁were . ▁When ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁I ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁Cos mo ' s ▁house ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁give ▁me ▁gl itter , ▁gl ue , ▁paint , ▁and ▁other ▁interesting ▁objects ▁to ▁ad orn ▁his ▁front ▁yard . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁I ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁mag ical ▁place , ▁and ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁my ▁life ▁lead ▁me ▁to ▁the ▁arts . ▁He ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁teacher !" ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁AR T ; ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁Loop , ▁Art ▁From ▁Chicago ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Pe ople ▁with ▁b ip olar ▁dis