Elena Sherman
Aerialist / Coach / Designer
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Design

 

emspaces.design

Specializing in translating digital illustrations into papercraft artistry, mostly through portraits, fan art, layered typography, and other whimsical/pop culture wonderies.

 
 

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RECENT PROJECTS- flickr photostream

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CHARACTER/illustration

Anime and game characters have been my current favorite

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QUOTES/TYPOGRAPHY

Layers of colored paper create a 3D relief “topographic” version of quotes/poems/song lyrics/etc

Portraits

Pets, people, illustrations - many options available

INSTAGRAM : EMSPACES.DESIGN

View fullsize Test cuts now that I’ve got both machines up and running properly. Been a stressful adventure getting things fixed but nice to have things ready to go 💪
View fullsize Meet Sammy! First full pet portrait completed in the new space. I am having quite a bit of technology trouble so I am quite relived that all the parts and pieces came together without much fuss. My favorite part is always the details - especially how
View fullsize Made some recent upgrades to my branding and packaging. Everyone likes stickers :) I’ve got a few open slots in my books for anyone looking for present idea or project development!
View fullsize Bit if technology trouble, but we are back on track 💪
View fullsize Cut day for a new project - I’ve really been enjoying getting back in the swing of things and luckily this portrait has come along much quicker than I had anticipated :)
View fullsize Wayfinding sign with new logo for the office: paper, vinyl, and acrylic on aluminum plate. This was the second one I finished today (the first was for my next door office neighbor). Good to have a productive creative day ☺️
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View fullsize These labels were made using removable vinyl, not permanent, as I wanted to make sure I understood the process of how to transfer the cuts completely with some room for error and learning. So if I end up liking these, I suspect I will be doing recuts
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View fullsize I’ve become this kind of digital artist now, but it does make a difference :)
View fullsize Everything now has a home, is freshly organized, and cleaned… so I ran out of excuses/ways to procrastinate and now I just have to, ya know, make the art…
View fullsize False alarm… Put the office back together, reorganized, reformatted, and recentered life here in KC - talk about just rolling with things as they come, eh? Wild couple of weeks but honestly this I think is for the best. At least I’ve go
View fullsize Sooooo things have sort of changed a bit, and as it turns out, I’ll be moving my office again. To Florida. In about two weeks. Not quite what I was expecting but sometimes you just have to roll with it, wherever the winds may carry you. Hopeful
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View fullsize New toys means a new year of new adventures. Let the games begin 💪
View fullsize From digital design to framed for client! This one went pretty fast, but did require a bit of a redesign once I realized my machine was going to have trouble cutting out all of the little seed pieces. I think this solution ended up being much better
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View fullsize First new official project started in the new office space! Let the templating begin…
View fullsize I’ve been making some big changes the last two months, including selling my condo, quitting a job, and renting a workshop space to start investing in my own art a little more. I’ve moved all my stuff but still have a lot to do to get thin
View fullsize This piece is special to me as it was commissioned by my brother and sister-in-law for their first wedding anniversary. Life got in the way so I am several months late for this, but Happy Anniversary Patrick & Vanessa! I wish you two all the best