Rafa stood at the draft table and picked up the commissions Pêro had set aside for him. Carefully, he looked through each one, praying one would strongly capture his imagination. Where in the Lord’s name did Pêro and his clients come up with such requests? Like the Chinese themed murals with pointy hats and parasols? Where in the Lord’s name did Pêro and his clients come up with such requests? Like the Chinese themed murals with pointy hats and parasols?Rafa pinched his eyebrows and reread again, his eyes straining to make out the preliminary sketches. Designing was so different than copying, he sighed. Transferring and rendering he could do. But working out the composition and creating something new? He struggled with this as he also now wrestled with whether or not to mention to Pêro th

