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Is there a program that will fix my drawings?
At the end of April I spent a week at Prairie Trace Elementary School. There are over 700 students from K-5th grade. It was a whirlwind...

Keith Lowe
May 284 min read


Let it Go…
Earlier this week, I sent the book files to the printer. It took me quite a bit longer than I wanted. I knew running a Kickstarter at the...

Keith Lowe
Oct 22, 20243 min read


"What Do You Think of the Characters?"
My heart sank at the question… because I already knew the answer. About a year or so ago, I started to move more seriously toward...

Keith Lowe
Sep 3, 20243 min read


Are You Really Ending with a Toilet?
Yeah, I mean… isn’t that the end of the process? It makes sense, right? That’s the last part of digestion… So, at the end of the first...

Keith Lowe
Aug 22, 20242 min read


Just under a Week Away: August 20th
There's always this mad dash to the end of any creative project. Next Tuesday, August 20th, at 11 EST, the Kickstarter will launch to...

Keith Lowe
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Influence: Where Does it Come From?
Where does our influence come from, and how does it speak to the kind of work we hope to do today?

Keith Lowe
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Wait, who’s talking again?
In a previous post, I shared how Evelyn was the story's narrator for the Fuel Factory. However, as I began to understand the importance...

Keith Lowe
Jul 18, 20242 min read


Children's Books: Give them a Problem to Solve
Things often seem very obvious when we have the advantage of hindsight. In one of my advanced illustration classes, I use early versions...

Keith Lowe
Jul 6, 20242 min read


But… Why?
In the very earliest manuscript of The Fuel Factory, the cast featured both of my children. My eldest daughter, Evy, is telling her...

Keith Lowe
Jul 2, 20243 min read


It Starts With a Bag...
...a zip lock bag in this case. Around 2018, I was preparing for my first contact period with the University of Hartford’s Low-Residency...

Keith Lowe
Jun 29, 20242 min read


The Fuel Factory: Announcement
It’s easy and fun to start projects. Everything feels fresh; everything is exciting, endless possibilities.

Keith Lowe
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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