CHLOE YEE MAY

pencil & digital

Unleashing your inner child and let your imagination run wild

pencil & digital

a personal piece about a pixie living in her bed of flowers and succulents

(On-Site photos coming soon)

The Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) had invited me to produce 3 murals to hang on their office lobby walls.
All 3 are meant to inspire and motivate their workers in encouraging innovation and creativity.

"The Entrepeneaur"
3.6 m x 7 m
Digital

   
"Following the Right Vision"
3.6 m x 7 m
Digital

"Envisioning Innovation"
3.6 m x 7 m
Digital

digital

An ongoing series of drawings, illustrating the struggles of fresh youth finding their way into the fast lane

Pencil & Digital

A different take on the biblical story of “David and The Goliath”.
In this reality, David seeks to conquer not a singular Goliath, but a whole wealth of them. However these creatures do not appear hostile in frame - were they ever a threat?

a piece about youth trying to find every nook and cranny to break into their industry

digital

Location: Office in Warwick, Rhode Island
size: 9'4" x 40'3"

Worked with PurePartner By Design to install an illustrative mural on a corridor in the MetLife Warwick Offices.
Included a quote and signature. 

digital

A greyhound drippin’ in finesse.

Displayed in solo show “Otherworldly 绮遇“ at Yi Fang, Wuhan China.

Digital

Arthur sleeping so deep in slumber, he is almost frozen in space; like stone. 
We wonder what he dreams of.

Digital

Various Illustrations that would become a compilation of my memories growing up - composed into a book.

digital

A story about a girl who had vivid visions on an airplane trip.

An ongoing series of drawings, illustrating the struggles of fresh youth finding their way into the fast lane

Digital 

An interpretation of how viruses and bacteria live amongst the cells in your body, some malevolent and some benign.

digital
A series of spot illustrations, celebrating a woman's mind and body

 

Digital

Story by James Thurber

"I haven't found one yet. But I still have this overpowering urge to hide in a box. Maybe it will go away. Maybe I'll be all right. Maybe it will get worse. It 's hard to say."

Winning entry in: 
2016 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition
Displayed in Gallery: Society of Illustrators
Published in catalog

digital

A creative stuck in a rut.

Gouache, Colored Pencil

A personal take on Little Red Riding Hood.

Digital 

Hoarding cats is what cat ladies do best. Can you find her amongst the mass of fantastic felines?

Mixed Media 

Winning entry in: 
2015 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 
Displayed in Gallery: Society of Illustrators 
Published in catalog 

2014 Applied Arts Student Awards Contest 
Displayed in Gallery: Annual Creative Schools Expo & 2014 AACE Awards Party 
Published: November/December 2014 Student Awards Issue 

A daughter of a family in poverty decides to create her own business in origami. Things become complicated as her family finds out where she's been receiving her materials.

Digital

"Long after the firefly had disappeared, the trail of its light remained inside me, its pale, faint glow hovering on and on in the thick darkness behind my eyelids like a lost soul.
More than once I tried stretching my hand out in the dark. My fingers touched nothing. The faint glow remained, just beyond my grasp."
- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood 

Digital

This giant wishes to be a part of society. The closest he can get is through imagining his life inside his snowglobe that holds a miniature city. 

Mixed Media 

Finalist for the cover of "Time Out Shanghai" magazine 

A presence, larger than life, is incoming. Whether it's a movement, ideal, or physical, everybody should be prepared.