in artwork / digital / illustration / leaf / leaves / nature / sherrie thai / site
November 27, 2008
Fall Leaves illusration is a subtle ecard design for the famous feasting day, Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoy yourselves!
in art / artwork / dragon / dragons / illustration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / stencil
November 11, 2008
This dragon was originally created in pen/ink and vectorized on the computer. I’ll eventually create another design with this circular shape for a tee design, but for now, enjoy it digitally. =0)
For a larger view, click here.
in art / artwork / digital / horror / illustration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / skeleton
November 4, 2008
This artwork was created while in a Halloween mindset. The concept was to replace a human backbone with a snake and a ribcage as wing elements. It veered away from that a bit, so I may revisit the theme a bit more later. The influences for this piece were artwork from Giger (bio-mechanical elements), mysticism, tattoo art, and alchemy (symbols in the background). Traditionally drawn with pen/ink, then scanned, and digitally colored. Larger image here.
in art / artwork / illustration / mixed media / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai
October 31, 2008
As with all my projects, I do loads of research beforehand–trying to get into the core of the product, theme, or event. I notice that Voodoo (or Vudon/ Vodoun) is something that scares a lot of people in the Western world because of what has been portrayed in horror movies and the media (as with Wiccan beliefs). Researching it made me understand that it’s a valid religion not particularly associated with darkness, but with all things, there are a few bad apples along the way. More info here. It’s a cliche, but knowledge is power–to understand differences and realize similarities. As an artist, I find that researching unfamiliar topics broadens my creative vision and style.
In the voodoo research, chickens are used in religious ceremonies. The black chicken is used to absorb evil spirits, while the white chicken is used to cleanse the spirit. Influenced by this, I did a little creative licensing. In my artwork, the body of the chicken houses spirits, while it’s plucking away at savory little eyeballs. The drawing was first created in pencil, then cleaned up, and digitally colored and texturized. View Larger Image.
in apparel / art / artwork / design / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / shirt / skull
October 31, 2008
Simple organic apparel design. Check it out: here.
in art / artwork / dragon / dragons / drawing / ink / pen / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / tattoo
September 16, 2008
I started working on a Downloads section for my website (still in construction). One of the features will be tattoo flash, so I decided to capitalize on the tribal style a bit with armbands and dragons.
in artwork / graffiti / Hip Hop / lettering / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / shirt / street art / tee shirt / urban / wildstyle
August 21, 2008
Art by Sherrie Thai of Shaireproductions.com
This was an experimentation in combining tribal tattoo styles with letterforms. This is a mixed media piece (pen & photoshop). I didn’t clean up the linework very much, as I like the rough quality of line. In case you’re wondering, it’s another homage to “Hip Hop”.
in abstract / artwork / faces / mixed media / people / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / sketchbook / sketches
August 21, 2008
Here’s another exploration of abstract human forms, inspired by Picasso and Braque’s Cubist style. This was created with pen/ink, then scanned, and brought into Photoshop. The background is a granite/sidewalk photo texture that was colorized and retouched.
in apparel / artwork / cute / design / Happy Insanity / illustration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / shirt / tshirt
August 13, 2008
I’m starting the concept designs for a new apparel line called “Happy Insanity”, where cuteness gets thrown in a blender. This illustration is syrupy sweet and all things in-between.
in art / artwork / bones / fine art / heritage series / illustration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai
August 1, 2008
. Art by Sherrie Thai of ShaireProductions.com
This is the second piece of the Heritage Series I started concerning human atrocities in Asia, particularly the Khmer Rouge–a tribute to my family and to the countless innocent people caught in the crossfire.
The inspiration of this composition was from an old photo (perhaps National Geographic) of an Asian male digging through a pile of bones, looking for the remains of his relatives. What furthered my interest was a photo my friend, Ricky, took while visiting Angkor Wat; it was a simple image of monks looking off into the distance. Merging the two, I came up with this piece. The colors are subdued, with accents on the focal points–the robe and the flames surrounding the bones. The image on the right contains the monotone graphite drawing. I chose not to apply color to the monk’s face to give a sense of humanitarian loss–of being a ghost in a world of struggle and hate.