DESIGN PROFILE  |  ART BIO

DESIGN PROFILE

What We Do

At Shaire Productions, we create design and illustration work based on the appropriateness for each project while keeping business objectives and needs in mind. Our clients range from start-ups to large global brands. Ultimately, we value extensive research to provide an intuitive user experience, while staying atop of current trends.

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Background

Shaire Productions was developed in 2000 by Sherrie Thai, a passionate San Francisco Area native with a love for the fine arts. With a BFA in Design, Sherrie has worked for creative agencies and several startup web companies. Sherrie later crossed over into Visual UI / User Experience design, Accessibility, Strategy and User Testing for enterprise and B2B businesses. Throughout the years, Sherrie has expanded her skill set for an eclectic variety of industries. Sherrie is a Webby Award nominee for her web design work and is also active in community and cultural art projects. Her work has been showcased in design books, sites and art shows.

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ART BIO

Sherrie Thai is a passionate self-taught artist from the SF Bay Area, with a BFA in Design at the Academy of Arts, active in community, cultural and charitable art projects. She creates a detailed gothic surrealist style by combining pen illustrations with photography, infusing collage elements in a mixed media approach. She has participated in art events and print publications both domestically and internationally. Sherrie enjoys intertwining nature and culture, while sometimes exploring the darker realm of the human psyche. Her inspirations include old civilizations, life sciences and mythology. 

Sherrie began her artistic adventures in music, competing in national piano competitions and teaching others at age 15. In college, Sherrie became more passionate about visual arts and worked for several years as a henna body artist and designed tattoos, which provided her an unorthodox visual education by delving into cultural art. Sherrie took this knowledge and began experimenting in different styles, from tribal to realism, which she still works with today. While Sherrie works in eclectic styles, her work is detailed and deliberate. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area has also given Sherrie a diverse view of art and culture. Travel, history and the life sciences are constant magnets for her attention.

With a sketchbook and camera constantly by her side, every moment is spent thinking, researching or working on new pieces. She believes that creativity is a gift which needs to be constantly nurtured and explored as art is an evolutionary process. A prolific artist, Sherrie Thai has created an extensive collection of nearly 40,000 images. She also supports “Creative Commons”, distributing free images for others to develop their own artistic content.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My gothic surrealist pieces are based on the interplay of mythology with the dark realms of the human psyche. I enjoy exploring the notion of death as a part of life, not to be feared, but accepted. Skulls are fascinating in that they are inanimate objects but carry so much symbolism, weight and history. I often combine skulls and feared subjects like snakes into my work, a homage to elevate their status as elements of beauty and power.

Art is forever evolving and I always try to experiment with different concepts and techniques, while hoping to grow more as an artist by expanding that creativity. I truly believe that there is inspiration and a romanticism everywhere—you just have to be open to it. Whenever I start on a new project, I spend lots of time researching the concept or history behind various elements. By itself, art is aesthetics, but it has the power to affect people—-inspire, change views, or create wonder.”

SELECTED ART SHOWS/ EVENTS

• “Skate” Art Show at Mirius Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• “Word is Bond” Exhibit, Museum of Civilization (Quebec, Canada)
• “Fungus Among Us” Event, Cal Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, CA)
• “Dreaming of Better Times” & “Discolandia” Art Show at Wonderland SF Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• “Mermaids” Juried Art Show at La Bodega Gallery (San Diego, CA)
• “Achieving Art” Charity Show for Battling Autism (Dublin, Ireland)
• “Resolution” Art Show, Palette Gallery in collaboration with 111 Minna/ Wonderland SF (San Francisco, CA)
• Edwardian Ball Juried Art Show, Regency Center (San Francisco, CA)
• “Dogs” Juried Art Show at Chinese Culture Center Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• “The Good Death” Juried Art Show at Sketchpad Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• “Pawsomeness” Cat Art Gallery Show at The Loin Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• “100 Under 100” Art Show at Fleetwood (San Francisco, CA)
• “Clockwork Alchemy” Gallery Show at Fanime Convention (San Jose, CA)
• “Cult” & “Jungle” Art Show at Syzygy (San Francisco, CA)
• Kids & Art Foundation Juried Benefit Show, Art Attack Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• Stick it All Expo Art Show (Bilbao, Spain)
• Ragad Art Exhibition (Balassagyarmat, Hungary)
• Stick on Haring Art Collaboration (Florence, Italy)
• Horror Film Festival & Sinister Creature Con (Sacramento, CA)
• “Uncultivated Vulgarity” Horror Art Show (San Francisco, CA)
• “Sheltered Art Benefit” for Homeless/At-Risk Animals (Davis, CA)
• “Sharpie II” Show, Crewest Street Art Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
• Pacific Grove Art Center Tiny Treasures Show (San Francisco, CA)
• CAMFED Art Show Fundraiser, Space Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
• Asian Heritage Festival Street Celebration, Artist Table (San Francisco, CA)
• “Spring Art Show”, Juried, The Crucible (Oakland, CA)
• “Chillin Productions” Art Show (San Francisco, CA)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & BIBLIOGRAPHY

• “Art in Book” by Sendpoints Book Publishing (China)
• “How to Use Type” Book by Lawrence King Publishing (London, UK)
• “Spell-A-Day Almanac” by Llewellyn Worldwide Publishing (Woodbury, MN)
• Tomate de Arbol Magazine, Issue #2-5,7 (Argentina)
• Project Exposure Magazine, Featured Interview (Manchester, NH)