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Advertising in the Clouds: Flogos

Once upon a time, plane banners and blimps were the mediums for advertising in the heavens. Today, it’s Flogos! Made up of soap foam, this unique company produces logo brand shapes to reach a wide audience. The visual impact is quite appealing, being that we are always looking for shapes in the clouds. The life of a flogo is quite short though–from a few minutes to a few hours.

Photo: Pure Joy

in photo / photograph / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai September 5, 2008

Pure Joy
Originally uploaded by shaire productions

I went to the Art & Soul Festival in Oakland, where this woman was performing in an African Dance troupe. This was one of my favorite images of the day.

Photo: Indian Girls

in black and white / performers / photograph / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai August 27, 2008

Indian Girls
Originally uploaded by shaire productions

This candid photo was taken at the Oakland Chinatown Street Fest. These beautiful Indian girls were sitting amongst the crowd, patiently waiting their turn to perform.

Photo: The Cooks

in black and white / people / photograph / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai August 27, 2008

Cooking
Originally uploaded by shaire productions

Daydreaming at the grill. This was taken at the Oakland Chinatown Street Fest.

Artwork: Wildstyle Graffiti

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”.

Artwork: Gasmask over Nature

in drawing / gasmask / illustration / ink / nature / pen / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / vector art August 21, 2008

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I’ve been interested in masks for a while. Gasmasks in particular always seemed very ominous to me with it’s alien-like features and the tubular apparatus. This image was inspired by all the talk of global conservation and global warming (formerly known as the “greehouse effect”). Mixed-media artwork: pen/ink illustration with vector art.

Artwork: Abstract Faces

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.

Artwork: Anna May Wong & Apparel Line

in apparel / inspiration / shaire productions / shaireproductions / sherrie thai / shirt / tee shirt August 19, 2008

Another apparel line I’m working on is called “Culture Clash”, influenced by social, cultural, and sometimes political symbols. I just started publishing the shirts, so check it out! http://www.zazzle.com/shaireproductions*

I’ve recently discovered the beauty and grace of Anna May Wong, a forgotten starlet in the MGM tradition. She was the first Asian-American woman who stared in feature films in the 1930s+, but like many minorities of her time, she was forced to play stereotypical roles and was restricted from others because of her race and a tradition in old Hollywood known as “yellow face” (where white actors would play Asian characters through makeup and fake accents, as in the movie, “The Good Earth”, or “Charlie Chan”). Anna eventually moved to Europe who favored her with less stereotypical and more narrative roles.

I wanted to pay homage to Anna’s character and spirit of tenacity and determination.