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SHADES & COLOR February Founder's Pick: Shay (Graphic Design and Surrealist Visionary)

For the Month of February 2021: SHAY! Graphic Design and Surrealist Visionary Written by: Elyana Riddick || Date: February 8, 2021      I stumbled upon Shay’s page in a following frenzy of small artists when I first started SHADES & COLOR. I happened upon many painters, sketchers, and fashionistas, however it was Shay’s photo-editing that caught my eye heavily. Pictured in her feed were personified plant-humanoids modelling in cities and parks, posed and perfect. In the interview and even still to this day, I cannot fathom the creativity of Shay—maybe it’s because she brings creativity so unique that there is a loss of words in describing her talent. Hopefully, with this writing, I can do her justice. Sorry, Shay, that it took so long to write this!      Shay has been involved with graphic design and photo-editing for the last seven years. Her talent first took the form of PicsArt and pictures on her Android. She would first take pictures of food, going...

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