Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
Do you remember watching Sesame Street as a kid? Or are still enjoying it with the little ones in your life? How did it impact you?
“The World According to Sesame Street” is a PBS documentary focusing on how Sesame Street puppetry has filtered through countries ravished by poverty and violence, giving hope, a sense of mutual respect, literacy, and education to children who need it most.
As a commercial brand, the show has been able to extend from a US-based show (1968) to a global phenomenon, hitting 120 countries, but giving the respective countries the freedom to develop their own characters, stories, and a context to address the needs of their community.
On a social level, the children are given the education to topics where they need it the most. In South Africa, the reality of most children’s lives are touched by AIDS/HIV. They made a character with HIV, who taught the audience about death and misconceptions about the disease–all through entertainment, song, and puppets. Bangladesh’s Sesame Street curriculum dealt more with education–addressing poor children, who had to work and were denied an education. One interviewer mentioned ‘there is not enough time to talk, but must take action.’ Changing the world through their art–inspirational.
Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
This image was part of a series exploring “mystery” through lighting and props. The studio-like effect was done in an old room with a single light source, Pentax K1000 (with black&white film), and plenty of patience from my model/friend.
Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
This is a closeup of a skyscraper in downtown San Francisco.
Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions
Distortion of Humanity is a mixed media piece (pen and digital) with a simple blackletter inscription: “The distortion of humanity is representative of our insecurities and discontent.” The skeleton is deformed, symbolizing the dark, corrupt nature of our humanity and how perceptions evolve–in positive and negative ways.
Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
While taking a photowalk in San Francisco, I stumbled upon the very talented BMX flatland legend, Pete Brandt. He graciously allowed me to shadow a few of his practice sessions. Even if you’re not privy to the BMX flatland scene, you could appreciate Pete’s strive for innovation, work ethic, intensity, and humbleness–all the elements of a great artist. He has over twenty years of experience, practices a minimum of eight hours a day, does competitions/shows/tours worldwide, promotes his DVD (“Persevere” video clip) and spins amazing Drum and Bass. He’s a whirlwind of energy. . . check out the rest of the photos here.
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Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
A master of visual style, Tim Burton takes on “Alice in Wonderland” with the immensely talented Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter) and Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen). Through a combination of stop-motion, digital animation and live-action, this film is sure to be a visual treat.
Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.
As summer is here, I thought it would be fitting to create a nature-inspired piece. This peony was created freehand with a brush pen, while the paint splatters were added later via Illustrator and Photoshop. The muted colors and art style are reminiscent of the old Chinese and Japanese woodblock prints.
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