Work in Progress: Kinara’s Children, Everyday Heroes
This is a rough from a series of images and stories I’ve been working on. More info to come as I clean up the concept and artwork. Stay tuned
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Working the Pan-African Festival 2017
The Children and I will be working this show next Saturday. I’ll be bringing cards, new prints, and some witty conversation (I think it’s witty anyway). This is the event to be at if you’re in North East Ohio. All events are free and will be held on the campus of Kent State University in…
Kinara’s Children, Black Panther and More: Hanging with AkronHipHip.com
All About Kinara’s Children Here’s a pretty cool interview conducted by brother Hiram Akeem of AkronHipHop.com. It gave me a chance to go in on what and why I created Kinara’s Children. It’s really good to have a conversation rather than just kind of dropping my work on social media. It’s also instructive to see my…
Ujima Evolution
Not just new clothes, he’s been reworked from top to bottom, some things visible and some not. This is the working class hero I originally envisioned. I have seven heroes in the Kinara’s Children universe and Ujima is the one that gave me the most trouble. Now that I’m happy with his look I can…
Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures
Here’s a quick video montage from a recent visit with the fam to the Tutankhamun exhibit at COSI (Center of Science and Industry). COSI is a children’s museum of science and activities in Columbus, Ohio. A good place to take the kids to learn and have fun.
Taking the Artist Challenge!!
A friend and fellow artist suggested I take the Artist Challenge. I understand that you can post existing work but to me the challenge is to speed up my turnaround time. After thinking about it I found a workflow that would allow me to create the art quickly and stay focused on my current project. I’m creating…
The Children are Growing: What’s New for 2017
I’ve been making plans for the upcoming year. Top of my agenda is to finish my first Kinara’s Children picture book, tentatively titled The World According to Nia. The above images are rough drafts from the book in production as I work out the layout, design and workflow going forward. It’s been just over…