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The Vicki Baker Tree

November 17, 2023October 19, 2023 by James Baker
Siblings gather at The Vicki Baker Tree

A few months ago, we Baker siblings all gathered at the Vicki Baker Tree, to honour our mum. Today would have been her 80th birthday.

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Categories Family Tags Alex Baker, Armidale, Dad, Dominic Baker, Jo Baker, Mum, Rob Baker, Victoria Baker 10 Comments

Julia Lundman’s SHOP

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 by James Baker
JuliaLundman.com SHOP

Julia Lundman has some absolutely lovely artwork available for sale in her online SHOP!

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Categories Artists, Friends, Reviews, Websites Tags Julia Lundman Leave a comment

The Weirdlanders

September 9, 2023June 18, 2023 by James Baker
The Weirdlanders thumbnails page 1

Tinkering on a ROCKET RABBIT comics short story continues. I hope to finish a 6-page B & W story by the end of the year.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke Tags Nerve Bomb Comics, Rocket Rabbit 12 Comments

Photo Galleries

June 1, 2023April 10, 2023 by James Baker
Photo Galleries

I’ve finally updated the photo galleries here on my site.

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Categories Photos, Updates Tags www.james-baker.com 4 Comments

Robert John Baker

August 23, 2023March 15, 2023 by James Baker
May dad, Robert John Baker, on his 51st birthday.

Any father is difficult to sum up for a child of that man. Separating father, the role, and Dad, the person. Robert John Baker 1939 – 2023.

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Categories AutoBio, Family, memoriam, Photos Tags Dad, Life In A Montage 26 Comments

Return of the Peregrinati

October 12, 2023March 6, 2023 by James Baker
139 Barney street Armidale

Any hometown is a memory palace, and moving through it unlocks feelings from long ago.

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Categories AutoBio, Essays, Family, LEFTY Drawings, Location Sketching, Photos, Travel Tags Alex Baker, Armidale, Dad, Jo Baker, Life In A Montage, Victoria Baker 16 Comments

Dance Of The Mayflies

February 28, 2023December 26, 2022 by James Baker
Mayflies

Coping with impermanence and helping others persevere through their own mounting frailties, is one of the main missions of being human.

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Categories Essays, Family, Friends, My stroke, Photos Tags Life In A Montage 30 Comments

My Most Rebellious Organ

October 14, 2023December 16, 2022 by James Baker
Brain Scan

The surgeon flipped through cross-sectional slices of my own brain, like so much luncheon meat. A shaman reading portents in animal giblets, explaining the signs in my head-spam.

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Categories AutoBio, My stroke Tags Halloween, Life In A Montage 50 Comments

ROCKET RABBIT thumbnails

June 3, 2023November 13, 2022 by James Baker
comics thumbnails

After years of tinkering with page layouts, I hope to start final art for a series of short ROCKET RABBIT stories.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke, Projects Tags Rocket Rabbit 10 Comments

J. Garett Sheldrew

February 22, 2023September 21, 2022 by James Baker
Garett Sheldrew, 1994.

Eccentric and utterly brilliant, GARETT SHELDREW was a genuine Mozart of the pencil, and I never met anyone else like him. 1964 – 2022.

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Categories Friends, memoriam, Work Tags (Colossal) Pictures, cancer, Frankenstein, Garett Sheldrew, ILM, Pixar 112 Comments
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James S. Baker has worked in the animation industry since 1982, for many studios all over the world. This blog is for his personal projects.

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LATEST COMMENTS:

  1. James Baker
    James Baker on Wasteland RoninDecember 1, 2023

    Hey Charles! I'm glad that you enjoyed this one. I had a great time researching & writing it and doing…

  2. Charles Santoso
    Charles Santoso on Wasteland RoninDecember 1, 2023

    What an enjoyable read as always, Jamie!

  3. James Baker
    James Baker on Living the DREAMNovember 29, 2023

    JD! I’m glad you commented on this one. Am I right that you had some sleep walking episodes in our…

  4. JD
    JD on Living the DREAMNovember 29, 2023

    Deft treatise JB and superb illustration - thank you. Most of my dreams are vivid, in colour & fortunately err…

  5. James Baker
    James Baker on Living the DREAMNovember 27, 2023

    Hey Dan! Glad you liked this one. I've been thinking about dreams a lot lately, and just WHAT they are…

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  • It is better to be the hammer than the anvil May 15, 2023
  • This Balanced Breakfast April 30, 2023
  • Photo Galleries April 10, 2023
  • Robert John Baker March 15, 2023
  • Return of the Peregrinati March 6, 2023
  • STARTOONS February 15, 2023
  • TV sketching: BRITANNIA February 1, 2023
  • Year Of The (ROCKET) Rabbit January 15, 2023
  • Fort Baker January 3, 2023
  • Dance Of The Mayflies December 26, 2022
  • My Most Rebellious Organ December 16, 2022
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