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Frederick Douglass as a Young Man, Circa 1852
My rendition of Frederick Douglass. Essentially the MLK of his day, sitting with presidents and speaking truth to power. A belated birthday gift to one of the greats. This is the first time I’ve used my special kinky hair brushes in PhotoShop. Mr. Douglass’ mane pretty much defines him and I’m happy with the results. Special thanks to Red Eye Cat for the facial Read More …
Ninja Pets: Ninja Cat vs Evil Dog
I was just mentioning recently how I had a backlog of ideas and concepts without enough time to put them together. So my 6 yr old decided to run one more at me. No it’s not a real book or comic or anything, I just thought I’d slap something together for her. I’m pleased to announce that when I showed it to her she gave me Read More …
Kinara’s Children Activity Pack
Kinara’s Children Activity Pack. Brand new for the current season and beyond. The Activity Pack combines 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 principle they’re associated Read More …
Trick! or Treat?
Kuji’s ready to Party! Black Panther Party: 50 years 1966–2016 Background posters by Emory Douglas This image is a play off the iconic photo of Huey Newton from back in their heyday. I’ve had this idea in my head for quite some time and had slowly collected props and such to use in it. Somehow it took until the end of the month for me to Read More …
Family Photo Day
Here’s a series of images of Kuumba and family (Kuumba, Umoja, and little Nia) after having their family photos taken. I’m my own harshest critic, so when I say this image makes me happy it means a lot. Why am I happy? Let me count the ways: Concept: I have a special place in my heart for the Black Family. It’s the cornerstone of our Read More …
Imani’s Botanica
Imani chills outside her shop “Imani’s Botanica” where she sells all manner of holistic products and remedies aimed at meditation, divination and inspiration. “All natural remedies for mind, body and spirit.” The image below was a working image as I worked on the set design. The one above, a final image as evening falls.
Ujamaa Jr.
Introducing: Ujamaa Jr a new addition/update to the Kinara’s Children crew. This will be the new look for Ujamaa. I call him Ujamaa Jr. as he is a teenage version of the original presented back in 2014. He’s Ujamaa’s son who is filling in while dad is on an extended “business trip”. I figured there wasn’t enough youth in “Kinara’s Children”. So he joins Nia Read More …