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Ujima: Back to the Roots
Ujima gets back to his roots, getting ready for Kwanzaa with this new outfit. Ujima loves the city but sometimes a stroll in the woods can keep you grounded.

Extras! Extras! Read all about it!
Extras. Like in the movies. Characters in a film or comic or picture book that are not part of the main story. I spoke about world-building in my last post. That was mostly about sets. Now I’m talking about people. Let’s peek behind the scenes a bit and take a look at the extras of…

Kinara’s Children Activity Pack
Kinara’s Children Activity Pack. The Activity Pack combined the previous two card packs into a single set, replacing the previous Character Card and Activity Card sets. This is a pack of nine cards, one for each of the seven characters plus bio and “Score Card”. Each card includes a character’s bio, a description of the…

January 2021: Works in Progress
We’re already more than a week into February but I’m just now posting some of my latest work for January 2021. I don’t always have finished pieces to show but I do keep busy every day. So here’s your update and a bit of news about what’s going on. Crossover! Why is brother Ujima showing…

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…

… If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.–African proverb While putting together a new art piece I realized that I didn’t have many group shots of Kinara’s Children. Even the one I’ve been using is a mashup of single pics collaged together. At the end…