I'd like to dedicate this link to any mentors our there and to provide a place for those to share who are either mentoring and have benefited from a mentor.
I have greatly benefited from a man named Damon Rarey. I first met Damon in January of 1994. I was a year out of grad school and was struggling trying to make it as an artist and working several part time jobs making minimum wage. One of those jobs was working as a fitness instructor at a YMCA. While working there I became friends with another guy who worked out in the gym. I hold told him about myself and he mentioned that his neighbor trained people occasionally to operate a computer graphic system that did animation for television & film.
I was intrigued with animation and that it was executed on a computer doubled my interest. I had arranged to meet Damon and we hit it off right away. Damon was the Graphics Director for Hugh Downs' daily magazine-format, Over Easy program at KQED-TV in 1976 and had also formed the very first video paint system company in 1980 with Dick Shoup called Aurora Systems.
Damon was essentially retired but still maintained an office and worked on local commercials in the Santa Rosa area as well as helped assist in maintaining the software Liberty that was then produced by Chyron Corp.
Damon was fundamental in helping me get my foot in the door as a graphic artist and animator. He invested his time freely and as a result I now have a career in the motion design field. I will forever be grateful to Damon for giving so freely to a complete stranger.
What are your stories? Do you have a mentor or are you currently mentoring someone?
I have greatly benefited from a man named Damon Rarey. I first met Damon in January of 1994. I was a year out of grad school and was struggling trying to make it as an artist and working several part time jobs making minimum wage. One of those jobs was working as a fitness instructor at a YMCA. While working there I became friends with another guy who worked out in the gym. I hold told him about myself and he mentioned that his neighbor trained people occasionally to operate a computer graphic system that did animation for television & film.
I was intrigued with animation and that it was executed on a computer doubled my interest. I had arranged to meet Damon and we hit it off right away. Damon was the Graphics Director for Hugh Downs' daily magazine-format, Over Easy program at KQED-TV in 1976 and had also formed the very first video paint system company in 1980 with Dick Shoup called Aurora Systems.
Damon was essentially retired but still maintained an office and worked on local commercials in the Santa Rosa area as well as helped assist in maintaining the software Liberty that was then produced by Chyron Corp.
Damon was fundamental in helping me get my foot in the door as a graphic artist and animator. He invested his time freely and as a result I now have a career in the motion design field. I will forever be grateful to Damon for giving so freely to a complete stranger.
What are your stories? Do you have a mentor or are you currently mentoring someone?
