Shye explores the complexities and nuances of human identity through intimate portraits highly reflective of the individuals they represent. With a penchant for storytelling and a seeker of the honest self, her art draws on both the pain and simplicity of existence. While her watercolor illustrations better depict the latter with a focus on childhood, nature, and the lost magic that dominates it, it is not without longing. As a result of such polarizing interests, she splits her time outside of work watching documentaries on the human condition and doodling elephants with painted toenails.