Be sure to check out the new games page! The theme of “Resonance Architects” being Exoplanet Restoration with healing frequencies. “Return to Awasis” is the companion to the PROXIMA book release, the sequel to Awasis. The premise is rescuing animals from laboratories and other confinement to teleport them to the sanctuary planet Awasis. Both ofContinue reading ““Resonance Architects” & “Escape To Awasis” On The Games Page”
Author Archives: sarah ikerd
New Book Release: PROXIMA, The Sequel To Awasis
Today, “Proxima,” the sequel to “Awasis” is available through Amazon in color paperback and hardback. Expect a blend of humor and absurdity, real astronomy and history, and the fantastical and futuristic with a lively cast of characters. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL27CD5N?spcref=PRINT_LISTING
Get Access To Amphion
Intro: Amphion turns your audio recordings into readable musical scores. Upload a file, add a few details, and receive MusicXML + MIDI you can open in MuseScore, Dorico, Sibelius, or your DAW. Choose your plan: Amphion Monthly Unlimited transcriptions for one month. Best for regular use — teachers, students, arrangers, and producers. $9 / monthContinue reading “Get Access To Amphion”
Ignite Your Creativity: New Guided Daily Journal from Studio Shangri-La Publications
Dear Friends, I’m happy to publish this new daily guided journal centered around Creativity, a subject dear to my heart and a quality of education and experience that I think it’s vital to nurture and express. This first “Q1” volume takes a general approach to deliberate structuring of the day around inspiration and positive forwardContinue reading “Ignite Your Creativity: New Guided Daily Journal from Studio Shangri-La Publications”
Modern Geometric Art: Photonic Orbitals & The Light Of Illumination
”Photonic Orb” explores the real scientific concept in Photonics of higher order patterns that light may form inside regions of space. These orbitals have more variety in shape than electronic[ic] orbitals, and they are highly tunable, meaning that they can enable breakthroughs in advanced technologies such as quantum. These orbitals frontiers are expressed in theContinue reading “Modern Geometric Art: Photonic Orbitals & The Light Of Illumination”
Romantic Futurism In Black & White
August 2026 Branches Of Cognition Regeneration A New Day Learns To Rise Voidstepping Among themes for this month including “rustic modernism” with mixed media at the developing gallery space, is Romantic Futurism. I’ve been capturing some strong conceptual silhouettes in black & white, capturing magical realism that nature provides, as well as fractal geometric edits.Continue reading “Romantic Futurism In Black & White”
Design For Biomechanical Regeneration Gel: Quad Bridge Matrix & Photonic Repair Mechanisms
Design For Biomechanical Regeneration Gel: Quad Bridge Matrix & Photonic Repair Mechanisms Sarah K. Ikerd • Studio Shangri-La Multimedia • Design Lab • August 2026 Figure 1: Biomechanical Bridge Torch design Abstract Bridging the operational gap between biological tissue repair and inorganic structural restoration requires a material architecture capable of reading, interpreting, and respondingContinue reading “Design For Biomechanical Regeneration Gel: Quad Bridge Matrix & Photonic Repair Mechanisms”
Studio Shangri-La Gallery & Art Garden + Media Services For Artists
All aboard artists! This month Studio Shangri-La is inviting artists in the Miami area to exhibit at no up front cost to them. There is, however a selection process. And donations are certainly appreciated for operational costs! The gallery site is in North Miami, and has both an indoor and outdoor exhibit area. Located onContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La Gallery & Art Garden + Media Services For Artists”
New Art + Exploration Of Concept & Material — The Philosopher’s Stone
These new selections of August 2026 are influenced by my tropical surroundings. Exhibit A is “Journey” with the central hourglass of infinity, to signify an open ended hero’s journey, one made possible through the harmony of nature and biomimicry tech. The art is combined permutations of three original photos of sunlight through palm boughs, aContinue reading “New Art + Exploration Of Concept & Material — The Philosopher’s Stone”
Art For Your Space: Additions To The Catalog + New On-Site Gallery In Development
The catalogs on TurningArt and Saatchi Art undergo regular updates with new works, while the Artsy segment is for one of a kind pieces. The specialty on the former two is large format conceptual photography, which provides a beautiful presence for different types of spaces. One of the geometric pieces, for example, is placed withinContinue reading “Art For Your Space: Additions To The Catalog + New On-Site Gallery In Development”
Bio-Building The Future: Modern Design For A Fully Circular Structure That Integrates With Its Environment
Bio-Building The Future: Modern Design For A Fully Circular Structure That Integrates With Its Environment Figure 1: Original sketch; Sarah Ikerd, Studio Shangri-La Multimedia Figure 2: DALL-E rendering based on the sketch Sarah K. Ikerd, Studio Shangri-La Multimedia – Design Lab sarah.ikerd@studio-shangri-la.com; http://www.studio-shangri-la.com Introduction / Abstract This design paper presents a comprehensive framework forContinue reading “Bio-Building The Future: Modern Design For A Fully Circular Structure That Integrates With Its Environment”
New Mixed Media: The Celestial “Machinations”
Part of a celestial mixed media series, “Machinations” is a one of a kind unique piece made of wood, paper, LEDs, water based acrylics and varnishes, and ink. As displayed in the photo gallery, it has a night mode thanks to battery powered lights. The sale comes with extra batteries, and I recommend getting someContinue reading “New Mixed Media: The Celestial “Machinations””
“Victory Joy” & The Songwriting Process
This new release from yesterday 7.17.26 definitely highlights a combination of being influenced by my surroundings and my own ethos and values. There’s definitely a buzz and a unity going on because of the World Cup. The song also addresses an overarching themes of the Artemis Amenti title album “Victory Joy: Unboxed” of sovereignty andContinue reading ““Victory Joy” & The Songwriting Process”
In The Studio: Creating A Celestial Mixed Media Exhibit With “Accretion Disk,” “Machinatons” & More
An extension of some conceptual photography pieces lately, such as “Wild Cosmos” and “Kudzu On Mars,” these new mixed media works in progress really bring to life the celestial concept for exhibit. Accretion Disk is made from a great deal of surplus basket weave, that otherwise would have been thrown out. Its spiraling nature immediatelyContinue reading “In The Studio: Creating A Celestial Mixed Media Exhibit With “Accretion Disk,” “Machinatons” & More”
Featured Artworks In Chicago & Silicon Valley
This week’s featured artworks are from the Iconography collection and the Signal & Noise series, and they’ve been placed at a well known financial institution in Chicago and a consulting firm in San Jose. The biblical Mary is certainly a majorly influential historical figure and religious icon, symbolic of the best, highest best human traitsContinue reading “Featured Artworks In Chicago & Silicon Valley”
Art + Music Update: Colorful Composites & Electroacoustic Opera
So far this summer I have really enjoyed making fantastical, surreal and colorful composites of numerous original nature photos, and adding some graphic elements to go for the vibrant pop art feel. This also allows me to express sone futuristic concepts like “Kudzu On Mars” since the resilient plant grows like crazy and takes overContinue reading “Art + Music Update: Colorful Composites & Electroacoustic Opera”
Multimedia Update: “Visions Of Biosynergy” in Venice, IT & More
Now Playing 06.19.26 – 07.03.26 ”Visions Of Biosynergy” Part 1 (10 minute version) || Sarah Ikerd, Studio Shangri-La Multimedia || Anima Mundi: Consciousness by ITSLIQUID Group || Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice IT Among other themes of “Visions Of Biosynergy,” is the reflexive relationship of scientific discovery and human perspective. Patterns and fractals in nature and howContinue reading “Multimedia Update: “Visions Of Biosynergy” in Venice, IT & More”
Shangri-La Green Update: New Adaptogenic Extracts & the ‘Doctrine Of Signatures’
BioSip Hair Pigment Regeneration Extract Ingredients: He Sho Wu (Fo Ti), Amla, Helichrysum, Gingko Biloba, Black Sesame Seed, Horsetail, Orange Peel, Red Cabbage, Rose Of Jericho, Vegetable Glycerin This is an application of the Doctrine of Signatures—the ancient philosophical framework that the physical characteristics of a plant reveal its therapeutic value—combined with modern structural mineralogy. For hairContinue reading “Shangri-La Green Update: New Adaptogenic Extracts & the ‘Doctrine Of Signatures’”
WordPress Podcast Episode — Sculpting the Anthropocene: Deliberate Eco-Public Art as Living Infrastructure
Link to paper on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/405481831_Sculpting_the_Anthropocene_Deliberate_Eco-Public_Art_as_Living_Infrastructure Pip: Studio Shangri-La — where the intersection of music, art, science, and design occasionally produces something that makes a city block do actual chemistry homework. Mara: Today we’re looking at work from sarah ikerd on a framework that asks public art to stop being decorative and start being infrastructureContinue reading “WordPress Podcast Episode — Sculpting the Anthropocene: Deliberate Eco-Public Art as Living Infrastructure”
Synthesis of Protein-Grafted Edible Bioplastic: A Predictive Framework for Injection Molding
”Abstract Conventional biopolymers frequently do not meet the severe mechanical shear, high barrier requirements, and rapid crystallization rates demanded by primary industrial packaging lines, such as beverage bottle manufacturing. This paper presents a structural methodology for a novel, 100% bio-based, edible resins utilizing a rigid polysaccharide backbone grafted with hydrophobic plant proteins optimized for primaryContinue reading “Synthesis of Protein-Grafted Edible Bioplastic: A Predictive Framework for Injection Molding”
Sculpting the Anthropocene: Deliberate Eco-Public Art as Living Infrastructure
Sculpting the Anthropocene: Deliberate Eco-Public Art as Living Infrastructure Sarah Ikerd, Studio Shangri-La Multimedia 2026, http://www.studio-shangri-la.com Illustration from 2026 Studio Shangri-La Multimedia RFQ Abstract: This paper introduces a conceptual framework for deliberate eco-public art, sculptural installations designed to move beyond passive ecological symbolism into active, self-sustaining environmental remediation. By integrating such concepts as geochemical enhancedContinue reading “Sculpting the Anthropocene: Deliberate Eco-Public Art as Living Infrastructure”