Greetings. It seems like just yesterday I was presenting a Christmas card, and telling you the story behind these little pieces of my heart. Last year, I presented “Fluff and Hum: A Fireside Miracle,” a card forged by fate that carried a great deal of emotion. Before I present Matumaini (pronounced: ma-too-my-eenie), I’d like to share a bit…
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Fostering Rorogoi – renewed
Ahead of tonight’s Gardeners of Eden premiere on Pivot TV, as promised, I’ve made a donation to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. With 25% of my earnings and a base donation, I’ve renewed my fostering of Rorogoi for another year. If you’ll recall, Rorogoi was rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust on October 10, 2013. While…
Bobby James enters the “Freak Show”
I’ve spent the morning working on an illustration for my children’s book The Story of Piph. During my creative process, I reviewed tutorials on how to create and fade layers. I thought, “Why not have a little fun?” When Ryan Murphy announced that American Horror Story: Freak Show would feature the most sinister clown ever recorded, I figured…
New Art: Pride
President Barack Obama proclaimed June to be national LGBT Pride Month. The President’s declaration made me think about a piece of art I created in 2007 titled Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (right). Then, I considered majoring in psychology and was wildly fascinated by psychology of gender. Under the tutelage of Dr. Ritts and Dr. Pierroutsakos, my studies encompassed various topics related to the LGBT…
New Art: Kanani and Lack-a-Nooki
My Uncle David is always has a cliché joke up his sleeve. One of them is about a Hawaiian disease that afflicts the non-sexual: Lack-a-Nooki. While I was sitting around the house waiting for the snow on the streets to melt, I figured I’d see what Lack-a-Nooki looks like on paper. This is what I…
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