Kuumba means Creativity
From my upcoming series Kinara’s Children. Bringing the Nguzo Saba to life!
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Kinara’s Children: Nia and Kuji at the Bus Stop
Kujichagulia means Self Determination. Kuji is determined to fight the power whenever power needs to be fought. Always ready to pass the torch to the next generation. More rough pages from the upcoming book The World According to Nia. The first image will work as a two page spread with copy on…
Faces of Imani
Working on expressions in this image. These are basically sketches to use as a jump off for later images or stories. Went a bit farther than expected but experimenting with color and layout is also part of the process.
It’s All About Kuji
It’s been all about Kuji so far this year. Starting with Kuji’s Bookshelf and moving on from there. So here’s a four image master post, short on words but long on Kujiness. Enjoy. Are you hip to the bookphone challenge? Neither was I but Kuji wanted to play, so… Still exploring Kuji’s bookshelf with…
Kinara’s Children Activity Cards
Now available from our gift shop are the Kinara’s Children Activity Cards. These 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 sized cards feature all seven Kinara’s Children characters on one side and the seven principles of the Nguzo Saba on the back. A resource for parents, teachers and students, the cards can be used to teach the…
Faces of Umoja: A Study
The next to get the expressions treatment is Umoja, the Mother, wife to Kuumba and mother of Nia. Good to see her let it all out as she’s probably the most emotional of all the Children. There are six basic expressions. I look at them as related in twos. So we have:Joy and SadnessAnger and DisgustSurprise and…
Ujamaa Jr.
Introducing: Ujamaa Jr a new addition/update to the Kinara’s Children crew. This will be the new look for Ujamaa. I call him Ujamaa Jr. as he is a teenage version of the original presented back in 2014. He’s Ujamaa’s son who is filling in while dad is on an extended “business trip”. I figured there…