Had to take my car into the shop yesterday for a broken water pump. In itself, it isn’t all that big a deal. But what was…disappointing to say the least…was the fact my car would be considered pretty new. Its a 2011 make and only 8k miles on it. You’d think that having anything break down on it would be very unlikely. But hey, shit...
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This beautiful pencil mural apparently won artist Adonna Khare $200,000 by voter selection. I’m in awe. Somehow pencil drawing attract me more than any other form of fine arts. Maybe because it’s just so raw? (via My Modern Met)
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Finished my 2nd major Lego project for this VW Wagon a couple nights ago. Now I’m suffering from Lack-of-lego syndrome. It’s what you get when you find a little bit of time each night to sit down by yourself and enjoy a little Lego building and then all of a sudden that’s all gone. I’m itching to buy another set. There’s a new...
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I took Kingston to his first air show event this past weekend. He’s so much into different methods of transportation at this age we figured he’d love the chance to jump into all the exhibited vehicles. It turned out to be a good experience…overall I think he liked it. Although I’m discovered that he’s very prone to drastic...
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What kid didn’t like pop-up books as a kid? OK…my child hasn’t learned to appreciate them yet, he’d just as soon pull them apart. But I recall I used to be amazed at interactive books as a kid. And as I grew to appreciate design, I can’t quite figure out how they seem to work. I’m sure if I spent enough time at it I...
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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.