Author Archives: Sheryl Checkman

About Sheryl Checkman

Sheryl Checkman is an award-winning designer with more than 25 years' experience in applying innovative yet pragmatic solutions to the full range of communications and design challenges. Before opening Checkman Design, Sheryl was Vice President & Manager, Design Services, for the public relations agency Burson-Marsteller from 1981-1992. Prior to that she was an Art Director at the The Barton Gillet Company, a marketing communications firm. Sheryl graduated from Cornell University and attended a Masters program in Communications Design at Pratt Institute as well as a three-month design program at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She graduated from the High School of Music & Art in New York City. Sheryl is an avid skier and scuba diver. She swims, plays tennis, practices yoga and enjoys taking pictures, both above and below the water. She adds her creative signature to her photographs by creating Digital Fine Art which she currently exhibits in her online gallery. She recently launched a line of inspirational sports-themed T-shirts under the name Life is Balance®. In addition to her design work, Sheryl also creates custom photomontages for a variety of corporate and consumer clients.

Where Did the Time Go?

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It’s been way too long since my last post. Where did the summer go? Although by the weather this week it sure feels like summer is still here! I’ve had a busy summer. I went down to the Turks & Caicos twice for some much needed diving and r&r. The first trip was at the end of June through the July 4 week and then I returned there for the last week in August. Diving as usual was terrific and I had a chance to reunite with friends from around the world. As always my diving trips inspired new designs to be added to my shops. Here are a a few from my Kanji collection. They are the Kanji characters for Peace, Ocean & Love:



Solstice

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Happy summer everyone! Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the start of my favorite season! Summer is a time for kicking back, being lazy and enjoying the oudoors. I’m getting ready to go on vacation next week. I’m heading down to the Caribbean to go scuba diving. I’m hoping to get a whole bunch of new photos and ideas for my underwater artwork as well as inspiration for my t-shirt designs.

In honor of the solstice here are a few of my summer designs from my shop for you to look at. There are plenty more where they came from so please come stop by and browse through all my sections. You don’t have to be a scuba diver to love these shirts & gifts. See more designs at WearMyDiveArt.com and Wear My Dive Art!



Ocean Conservation

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As a scuba diver and inhabitant of this planet I feel very strongly about the need to conserve our oceans resources. The oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface and compose 97 percent of the earth’s water. It is estimated that 80 percent of all life on earth is found under the water. With this in mind, I am introducing Seafriends, a new design series For every design purchased within this group I will donate a portion of the proceeds to two very important ocean conservation causes:
• The Shark Research Institute (SRI), a multi-disciplinary non-profit scientific research organization, was created to sponsor and conduct research and promote public awareness of sharks and their vital role in the marine ecosystem. SRI works to correct misperceptions about sharks and stop the slaughter of 100 million sharks annually.
• Conserve Our Ocean Legacy is a non-profit, non-partisan campaign to build support for ocean and fish protection. Pollution, habitat destruction, mismanagement and overfishing have impoverished our ocean resources, and have caused more than 90% of the world’s large fish, including tuna, swordfish and marlin to disappear from our oceans.
Please visit my shop, be a sea friend and help me make a difference!