Kingston’s deep into his terrible twos. He’s really good at throwing tantrums now. He finds little nooks around the house to hide while he soils his diapers. And he has a terrible habit of reaching up to slap your face when he gets super frustrated at something. I’ve been very systematic in trying to find out what methods seem to be most...
Read MoreLion upgrade
Because it’s inevitable that clients, friends, and family will ask (I’ve already been sucked into doing free family tech support lately), I thought I’d offer some tips for those of you Mac users thinking if it’s worth it to upgrade to the lastest “Lion” OS. I’m not going to go into a full review. Lion has been out...
Read MoreMobius sculpture
Apparently this stop-motion sculpture was set up as a giant installation in Melbourne. My brother lives out on that side. /sigh. Jealous. Looks neat…my first impression was that it moved itself kinetically somehow. But no. Just a bunch of people lugging the pieces around in a very systematic fashion. Again…the only art we have here in Hawaii is...
Read MorePreschool germs
“Pre-school” is code-word for a giant human germ culture. Every visit I take to either drop off or pick up my kid from pre-school I see running snot, drool, ass-scratching, and sneezing kids. My doctor warned me that it’s only a matter of time before I start catching a lot of illness. Sure enough, our first round of the flu hit us these...
Read More1 year later…
One year ago today, we got the scare of our lives when we received a call from the nanny that our boy Kingston wasn’t responding. So started a several month long struggle watching our little 1 year old deal with brain surgery and trying to fight his way back to doing what he had already learnt. So what really happened? I’ve been a little closed...
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.