Apparently this Illustrator, Wendy Macnaughton, spends 20 minutes each day on your commute to-and-from work to sketch some of her fellow passengers. Beautiful collection on her blog
Read MoreGehard Demetz
Stumbled across these pretty awesome wood sculptures done by an Italian artist by the name of Gehard Demetz. Having dabbled with woodworking in college art classes, I can tell you that I particularly don’t have any patience to do something this lifelike. It’s almost like it’s got a marble look doesn’t it? I’d love to have one...
Read MoreNight Trails
Last assignment for the photo class I’ve been taking is to go out and take a night shot. I was looking forward to this because I had long ago wanted to take my camera and tripod down the street to the overpass and try to get these long-exposure freeway shots. I walk over this way sometimes to walk my wife home and I’m always telling myself...
Read MoreLiu Bolin
A friend sent me an email chain letter about this guy…I thought it was bullshit photoshop work at first until I found out this guy, Liu Bolin in China really does paint people from head-to-toe to camouflage them into the environment. (via DesignBoom)
Read MoreTraveling Moleskin
One of my favorite bloggers, Nicky over at Monster-Munch got me kinda thinking that I’d like to try a Traveling Moleskin project sometime. It looks like fun. Basically the idea is that you take this Moleskin sketchbook…pick a theme, and then send it to designated people around the world to let them do whatever they want to the pages. Usually...
Read MoreAscending Audi
Check out this awesome Audi installation for the 2009 Festival of Speed. It almost looks like it defies gravity. Apparently done by a guy named Gerry Judah. (cool name) On that note, Audi’s come a long way in their automobile designs in recent years haven’t they? My dad used to own an Audi some 30 years ago and it was a clunky mess. I remember...
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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.