Artwork: The Chosen One

The Chosen One

The Chosen One, Drawing

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

The Chosen One is a mixed media piece (graphite and digital) based on the multiple myths and stories of “the one” who’s born to save or cause destruction to the world. I’ve always thought of pregnancy/creation of life as a mysterious, almost supernatural affair.

Photo: Pop & Lock Dance Crew

Dance Crew

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Hip hop galore! This hip-hop dance crew looked quite fashionable as they strutted to and fro across the stage at Oakland’s Art & Soul Festival.

Photo: Rhythm & Blues Musicians

Trumpeteer

Blues Musician

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

The annual Art & Soul Festival in Oakland showcases a wide range of talented musicians from Blues and Jazz to Latin Pop. Here are a couple of fellows from the event.

Artwork: Purple Beaded Earrings

Purple Beaded Earrings

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

I created these earrings for a friend. They’re a result of several trips to the bead/art store, numerous design variations, wire-work with the pliers and presto!

Artwork: Scarabs and Their Eyeballs

Scarabs

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

This piece was inspired by the King Tut Art Exhibition at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. I’ve always been fascinated by the incorporation of the dung beetle into the Egyptian mythology as a Scarab, a creature associated with the god Khepri, who pushed the sun through the Egyptian underworld. In my version, I replaced suns with eyeballs, as eyes are the windows to the soul–our own suns. The beetles are created in a bio-mechanical style and the minimal colors elude to the Ancient Egyptian influence.

Photo: Playing with a Feather

Playing with a Feather

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

This photo was taken at the Pistahan Filipino Festival at Yerba Buena Garden, San Francisco. I love the spontaneity and pureness in this moment.