I’d had my share of days where I just HAD to take a nap in the middle of the day to keep going. I envy countries that have longer lunch and nap breaks in the middle of the day. Italy? France? Mexico? Anyway, I stumbled across this odd nap pillow where you can bury your head like an Ostrich. I know this wouldn’t work for me…I’d end...
Read MoreSpiral lounge chair
For my woodshop class in Art school I made a wooden stool shaped like a duck. I thought it was the greatest thing in the world until I actually took it home and found out (1) I didn’t make it very comfortable to sit on and (2) the thing weighed a ton. Meanwhile, other people can build amazing looking spiral lounge chairs like the one above. Go...
Read MoreBig Island
So we’re back from our short tiny vacation to the Big Island. As always it felt SO short…really, it was just 2 full days there, so it wasn’t a big trip. In hindsight I think an extra full day there would have been nice. We stayed the Hilton Waikoloa Village which turned out to be really nice despite the fact the place is over 20 years old...
Read MoreBirthday
Another birthday gone…not just any birthday but it was the big FOUR ZERO. As a student put it recently, “Oh I didn’t know you were so OLD!” It’s one of those benchmark years where you have to look back and evaluate life a little bit. Well, as it turned out, today passed uneventfully. We took Kingston to the park and then...
Read MoreAdvice for my son
I ran into a former student last week who was graduating and heading off to an art academy in the Mainland. She was a little nervous about it. I offered her some encouragement to reach for the stars. It got me thinking about what advice I’d like to give Kingston one day as he starts encountering issues in his lifetime. I guess God willing, I’ll...
Read MoreAbout Me
LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.